Free radicals of benzo(a)pyrene and derivatives.
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.
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
D001580:Benzopyrenes; D005609:Free Radicals; D001564:Benzo(a)pyrene; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System; D010088:Oxidoreductases; C023111:epoxidase