Benzo[a]pyrene and its analogues: Structural studies of molecular strain

Carcinogenesis

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 415-422

  Carrell, Christopher J ^a   Carrell, Thomas G ^a   Carrell, H L ^a   Prout, Keith ^b   Glusker, Jenny P ^a  

^a FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZO[A]PYRENE; BENZO[A]PYRENE DERIVATIVE; BENZO[E]PYRENE; HYDROGEN;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL BOND; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONFORMATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BENZO(A)PYRENE; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE;

EID: 0031408414     PISSN: 01433334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/carcin/18.2.415     Document Type: Article

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