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Benzo(a)pyrene

Known as: Benzo[d,e,f]chrysene, B(A)P, Benzo(a)pyrene [Chemical/Ingredient] 
A crystalline, aromatic hydrocarbon consisting of five fused benzene rings and formed during the incomplete combustion of organic matter. 3,4… 
National Institutes of Health

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1,6-dinitrobenzo(a)pyrene3,6-dinitrobenzopyrenebenzo(a)pyrene-globin adductbenzopyrenomycin

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Benzopyrenes
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Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Monitoring occupational exposure to carcinogens: detection by 32P-postlabelling of aromatic DNA adducts in white blood cells from iron foundry workers.
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Mutagens in diesel exhaust particulate. Identification and direct activities of 6-nitrobenzo[a]pyrene, 9-nitroanthracene, 1-nitropyrene and 5h-phenanthro[4,5-bcd]pyran-5-one.
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Short-term tests for transplacentally active carcinogens. I. Micronucleus formation in fetal and maternal mouse erythroblasts.
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Induction and characterization of hemoprotein(s) P-450 and monooxygenation in rainbow trout (Salmo gairdneri).
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Peroxidatic oxidation of benzo[a]pyrene and prostaglandin biosynthesis.
The arachidonic acid dependent oxidation of benzo[a]pyrene to a mixture of 3,6-, 1,6-, and 6,12-quinones has been studied by… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Liver homogenate-mediated mutagenesis in chinese hamster V79 cells by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and aflatoxins.
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Metabolism of benzo(a)pyrene and benzo (a)pyrene derivatives to mutagenic products by highly purified hepatic microsomal enzymes.
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Carcinogenicity of benzo[a]pyrene 4,5-, 7,8-, and 9,10-oxides on mouse skin.
Benzo[a]pyrene and three arene oxides of benzo[a]pyrene (benzo[a]pyrene 4,5-, 7,8-, and 9,10-oxides) have been tested for… 
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Drug induction of hepatic glutathione S-transferases in male and female rats*.
The induction of the glutathione S-transferases by phenobarbital and polycyclic hydrocarbons was studied in male and female rats… 
Highly Cited
1959
Highly Cited
1959
Induced Synthesis of Liver Microsomal Enzymes Which Metabolize Foreign Compounds
The administration of 3,4-benzpyrene to rats markedly increases the activities of certain liver microsomal enzymes which… 
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