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CHEBI:36420 - acridine

ChEBI IDCHEBI:36420
ChEBI Nameacridine
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DefinitionA polycyclic heteroarene that is anthracene in which one of the central CH groups is replaced by a nitrogen atom.
Last Modified24 March 2014
SubmitterKirill Degtyarenko
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FormulaC13H9N
Net Charge0
Average Mass179.222
Monoisotopic Mass179.07350
SMILESc1ccc2nc3ccccc3cc2c1
InChIInChI=1S/C13H9N/c1-3-7-12-10(5-1)9-11-6-2-4-8-13(11)14-12/h1-9H
InChIKeyDZBUGLKDJFMEHC-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Wikipedia
Roles Classification
Biological Role:
genotoxin  A role played by a chemical compound to induce direct or indirect DNA damage. Such damage can potentially lead to the formation of a malignant tumour, but DNA damage does not lead inevitably to the creation of cancerous cells.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
acridine (CHEBI:36420) has role genotoxin (CHEBI:50902)
acridine (CHEBI:36420) is a acridines (CHEBI:22213)
acridine (CHEBI:36420) is a mancude organic heterotricyclic parent (CHEBI:36416)
acridine (CHEBI:36420) is a polycyclic heteroarene (CHEBI:38180)
Incoming Relation(s)
quinacrine (CHEBI:8711) has parent hydride acridine (CHEBI:36420)
IUPAC Name 
acridine
Synonyms  Source
benzo[b]quinolineNIST Chemistry WebBook
acrydineNIST Chemistry WebBook
dibenzo[b,e]pyridineNIST Chemistry WebBook
10-azaanthraceneChemIDplus
9-azaanthraceneChemIDplus
2,3,5,6-dibenzopyridineChemIDplus
Manual XrefsDatabases
AcridineWikipedia
Registry NumbersSources
Gmelin:143403Gmelin
Reaxys:120200Reaxys
CAS:260-94-6ChemIDplus
CAS:260-94-6NIST Chemistry WebBook
Citations