Standards; Environmental Standards, Mutagens and Metabolites;
應用
7,12-Dimethylbenz[a]anthracene is a highly potent carcinogen that is activated by microsomal enzymes to a diol epoxide metabolite that binds covalently to DNA in mammalian cells, leading ultimately to tumor induction.
參考文獻
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