benzo[a]pyrene

chemical compound
ChemicalSubstance type_of_chemical_entity Q306051
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benzo[a]pyrene

Summary

benzo[a]pyrene is a type of chemical entity[1]. benzo[a]pyrene ranks in the top 5% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (114 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • benzo[a]pyrene's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
  • benzo[a]pyrene's chemical structure is recorded as Benzo(pqr)tetraphene 200.svg[4].
  • benzo[a]pyrene's CAS Registry Number is recorded as 50-32-8[5].
  • benzo[a]pyrene's EC number is recorded as 200-028-5[6].
  • benzo[a]pyrene's canonical SMILES is recorded as C1=CC=C2C3=C4C(=CC2=C1)C=CC5=C4C(=CC=C5)C=C3[7].
  • benzo[a]pyrene's InChI is recorded as InChI=1S/C20H12/c1-2-7-17-15(4-1)12-16-9-8-13-5-3-6-14-10-11-18(17)20(16)19(13)14/h1-12H[8].
  • benzo[a]pyrene's InChIKey is recorded as FMMWHPNWAFZXNH-UHFFFAOYSA-N[9].
  • benzo[a]pyrene's chemical formula is recorded as C₂₀H₁₂[10].
  • benzo[a]pyrene's subclass of is recorded as benzopyrene[11].
  • benzo[a]pyrene's subclass of is recorded as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons[12].
  • benzo[a]pyrene's Commons category is recorded as Benzo(a)pyrene[13].
  • benzo[a]pyrene's MeSH descriptor ID is recorded as D001564[14].
  • benzo[a]pyrene's has part is recorded as carbon[15].
  • benzo[a]pyrene's ChEMBL ID is recorded as CHEMBL31184[16].
  • benzo[a]pyrene's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03wnk3[17].
  • benzo[a]pyrene's UNII is recorded as 3417WMA06D[18].
  • benzo[a]pyrene's ChemSpider ID is recorded as 2246[19].
  • benzo[a]pyrene's PubChem CID is recorded as 2336[20].
  • benzo[a]pyrene's KEGG ID is recorded as C07535[21].
  • benzo[a]pyrene's MeSH tree code is recorded as D02.455.426.559.847.799.306.300[22].
  • benzo[a]pyrene's MeSH tree code is recorded as D04.615.799.306.300[23].
  • benzo[a]pyrene's ZVG number is recorded as 22500[24].
  • benzo[a]pyrene's ChEBI ID is recorded as 29865[25].
  • benzo[a]pyrene's found in taxon is recorded as Homo sapiens[26].
  • benzo[a]pyrene's found in taxon is recorded as Angelica sinensis[27].

Why It Matters

benzo[a]pyrene ranks in the top 5% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (114 views/month).[2] benzo[a]pyrene has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] benzo[a]pyrene is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . commonchemistry.cas.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . ChEMBL. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Q2311683. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . ChEMBL. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Recon 2.2: from reconstruction to model of human metabolism. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . The natural compound n-butylidenephthalide derived from Angelica sinensis inhibits malignant brain tumor growth in vitro and in vivo. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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