title: Free radicals of benzo(a)pyrene and derivatives.
abstract: The evidence for biological involvement, the spectroscopic properties (especially EPR), and the reactions, of free radicals derived from benzo(a)pyrene and its methylated, hydroxylated, and fluorinated derivatives are reviewed.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001564:Benzo(a)pyrene / Q000378:metabolism*; D001580:Benzopyrenes / Q000378:metabolism; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System / Q000378:metabolism; D004578:Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy; D005609:Free Radicals; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010088:Oxidoreductases / Q000378:metabolism; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D001580:Benzopyrenes; D005609:Free Radicals; D001564:Benzo(a)pyrene; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System; D010088:Oxidoreductases; C023111:epoxidase