A new type of biological chemiluminescence: the microsomal chemiluminescence of benzo[a]pyrene arises from the diol epoxide product of the 7,8-dihydrodiol.
D000818:Animals; D001580:Benzopyrenes / Q000378:metabolism*; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002621:Chemistry; D004852:Epoxy Compounds; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide; D007700:Kinetics; D008163:Luminescent Measurements; D008297:Male; D008862:Microsomes, Liver / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000378:metabolism
D001580:Benzopyrenes; D004852:Epoxy Compounds; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase