Dibenzanthracenes and Environmental Carcinogenesis (Cambridge Monographs on Cancer Research)

A systematic survey of the dibenzanthracenes and of their chemical, physiochemical, and biological properties, this book treats the nomenclature, the chemical and physical properties, and the synthesis and preparation of the five principal isomers of the dibenzanthracene series: dibenz (a, h), dibenz (a, c), dibenz (a, j), anthracene, benzo(a)naphthacene, and pentacene. Other chapters are devoted to their occurrence and analysis in the environment, in industrial processes and effluents, and in foodstuffs. T second part addresses their biological activity and reviews the metabolism, cellular interactions, toxicology, mutagenicity, and carcinogenicity of the dibenzanthracenes. The final chapter is devoted to structure-activity relationships in this class of the aromatic compounds.Walter Karcher is the author of 'Dibenzanthracenes and Environmental Carcinogenesis (Cambridge Monographs on Cancer Research)', published 1992 under ISBN 9780521303828 and ISBN 0521303826.