Analysis of mutagenicity of nitrobenzanthrones by molecular orbital calculations

Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 93-101

  Onozato, Mayu ^a   Ohshima, Shigeru ^a  

^a TOHO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Molecular orbital calculation; Mutagenicity; Nitrenium ion; Nitrobenzanthrone

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; BINDING ENERGY; DNA; MOLECULAR ORBITALS; ORBITAL CALCULATIONS;

3-AMINOBENZANTHRONE; ACTIVATION PATHWAY; DIESEL EXHAUSTS; DNA ADDUCTS; METABOLIC ACTIVATION; MOLECULAR ORBITAL CALCULATIONS; MUTAGENICITY; NITRENIUM IONS; NITROBENZANTHRONE; PARENT MOLECULES;

ISOMERS;

EID: 33646709441     PISSN: 10406638     EISSN: 15635333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10406630600642113     Document Type: Article

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