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CHEBI:134049 - polybromobiphenyl
| ChEBI ID | CHEBI:134049 |
| ChEBI Name | polybromobiphenyl |
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| Definition | A biphenyl compound containing between 2 and 10 bromine atoms attached to the two benzene rings. |
| Last Modified | 27 November 2016 |
| Submitter | Gareth Owen |
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| Roles Classification |
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| Chemical Roles: | persistent organic pollutant Any environmental contaminant that is resistant to environmental degradation through photolytic, biological or chemical processes. Such substances can have significant impact on health and the environment, as they persist in the environment, bioaccumulate in animal tissue and so biomagnify in food chains. persistent organic pollutant Any environmental contaminant that is resistant to environmental degradation through photolytic, biological or chemical processes. Such substances can have significant impact on health and the environment, as they persist in the environment, bioaccumulate in animal tissue and so biomagnify in food chains. |
| ChEBI Ontology |
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| Outgoing Relation(s) |
| polybromobiphenyl (CHEBI:134049) has role persistent organic pollutant (CHEBI:77853) |
| polybromobiphenyl (CHEBI:134049) is a bromobiphenyl (CHEBI:134047) |
| polybromobiphenyl (CHEBI:134049) is a polychlorinated dibenzodioxines and related compounds (CHEBI:134045) |
| Incoming Relation(s) |
| 2,2',4,4',5,5'-hexabromobiphenyl (CHEBI:134050) is a polybromobiphenyl (CHEBI:134049) |
| Synonyms | Source |
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| PBB | ChEBI |
| PBBs | ChEBI |
| polybrominated biphenyl | ChEBI |
| polybrominated biphenyls | ChEBI |
| polybromobiphenyls | ChEBI |
| Manual Xrefs | Databases |
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| Polybrominated_biphenyl | Wikipedia |