Acetoxyacetylaminofluorene is a derivative of 2-acetylaminofluorene used as a biochemical tool in the study of carcinogenesis. It forms adducts with DNA by reacting with guanine at its C-8 position.;[1] This results in breaks in one strand of the DNA.
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Preferred IUPAC name
N-(Acetyloxy)-N-(9H-fluoren-2-yl)acetamide | |
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Abbreviations | NAAAF |
ChEBI | |
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MeSH | Acetoxyacetylaminofluorene |
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C17H15NO3 | |
Molar mass | 281.311 g·mol−1 |
log P | 3.327 |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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