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Benzo[e]pyrene

BCR®, certified reference material

Synonym(s):

1,2-Benzpyrene, 4,5-Benzpyrene

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C20H12
CAS Number:
192-97-2
Molecular Weight:
252.31
Beilstein:
1911334
EC Number:
205-892-7
MDL number:
MFCD00003605
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
PubChem Substance ID:
329774203
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

certified reference material

Agency

BCR®

manufacturer/tradename

JRC

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

mp

177-180 °C (lit.)

format

neat

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

c1ccc2c(c1)c3cccc4ccc5cccc2c5c34

InChI

1S/C20H12/c1-2-8-16-15(7-1)17-9-3-5-13-11-12-14-6-4-10-18(16)20(14)19(13)17/h1-12H

InChI key

TXVHTIQJNYSSKO-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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BCR050

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BCR is a registered trademark of European Commission

Pictograms

Health hazardEnvironment
GHS08,GHS09

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H350,H410

Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1 - Carc. 1B

Storage Class Code

6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Saffar Mansoor et al.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science, 51(5), 2601-2607 (2009-12-05)
To study the inhibitory effects of some agents or drugs (inhibitors) on benzo(e)pyrene (B(e)P)-induced cell death and apoptosis on human retinal pigment epithelial (ARPE-19) cells in vitro. ARPE-19 cells were pretreated with varying concentrations of different classes of inhibitors (calpain
W H Houser et al.
Molecular carcinogenesis, 5(3), 232-237 (1992-01-01)
In the rat, expression of the CYP1A1 gene is closely associated with arylhydrocarbon hydroxylase (AHH) enzyme activity. AHH is an inducile enzyme activity known to play an important role in the bioactivation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) to mutagenic and
J A Gibbons et al.
Chemico-biological interactions, 83(3), 203-220 (1992-08-28)
The objective of this study was to examine the potential for a specific ligand of carcinogen binding protein (CBP) to induce changes in the overall character of hepatic microsomal cytochromes P-450 (P450) and to compare potential changes with those induced
Ashish Sharma et al.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science, 49(11), 5111-5117 (2008-07-01)
To better understand the cellular and molecular basis for the epidemiologic association between cigarette smoke and age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the authors examined the effects of Benzo(e)Pyrene (B(e)P), a toxic element in cigarette smoke, on human retinal pigment epithelial cells
Silvina Fioressi et al.
Environmental science & technology, 39(10), 3646-3655 (2005-06-16)
The photodegradation of benzo[e]pyrene (BeP), a ubiquitous polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) contaminant, was investigated in solution and adsorbed on surfaces modeling the atmospheric particulate matter to provide fundamental information that could help to clarify its fate in the atmosphere. Diones
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