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Acetoxyacetylaminofluorene
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IUPAC name
Other names Acetoxy AAF; NAAAF; Acetoxyacetamidofluorene; Acetoxyfluorenylacetamide; N-Acetoxy-2-acetylaminofluorene; N-Acetoxy-2-acetamidofluorene
Identifiers
CAS number 6098-44-8
PubChem 22469
SMILES
Properties
Molecular formula C17H15NO3
Molar mass 281.31 g/mol
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
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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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