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CHEBI:33848 - polycyclic arene
| ChEBI ID | CHEBI:33848 |
| ChEBI Name | polycyclic arene |
| Stars | |
| Definition | A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon. |
| Last Modified | 26 July 2017 |
| Submitter | Kirill Degtyarenko |
| Wikipedia |
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| Roles Classification |
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| Biological Role: | carcinogenic agent A role played by a chemical compound which is known to induce a process of carcinogenesis by corrupting normal cellular pathways, leading to the acquistion of tumoral capabilities. |
| Application: | endocrine disruptor Any compound that can disrupt the functions of the endocrine (hormone) system |
| ChEBI Ontology |
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| Outgoing Relation(s) |
| polycyclic arene (CHEBI:33848) has role carcinogenic agent (CHEBI:50903) |
| polycyclic arene (CHEBI:33848) has role endocrine disruptor (CHEBI:138015) |
| polycyclic arene (CHEBI:33848) is a arene (CHEBI:33658) |
| polycyclic arene (CHEBI:33848) is a polycyclic hydrocarbon (CHEBI:33666) |
| Incoming Relation(s) |
| ortho- and peri-fused polycyclic arene (CHEBI:35300) is a polycyclic arene (CHEBI:33848) |
| ortho-fused polycyclic arene (CHEBI:35296) is a polycyclic arene (CHEBI:33848) |
| Synonyms | Source |
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| polycyclic arenes | ChEBI |
| polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons | ChEBI |
| PAHs | ChEBI |
| PAH | ChEBI |
| Manual Xrefs | Databases |
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| Polycyclic_aromatic_hydrocarbon | Wikipedia |
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