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Cyclopenta-polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: potential carcinogens and mutagens
1National Center for Toxicological Research, Jefferson, AR 72079, USA.
Carcinogenesis
|August 1, 1980
Abstract:
Cyclopenta-polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (cyclopenta-PAHs) are a group of compounds that have been detected as environmental pollutants. Perturbation molecular orbital (PMO) calculations on their presumed ultimate carcinogenic metabolites, the cyclopenta-PAH expoxides, predict that they may have a greater biological hazard than the classic PAHs.