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Hydrocarbons, Aromatic

Categorical breakdown of terms falling inder the category of Hydrocarbons, Aromatic. Sub categories will become more specific in nature to the terms listed for Hydrocarbons, Aromatic.

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1,2-Dihydroxybenzene-3,5-Disulfonic Acid Disodium Salt - A colorimetric reagent for iron, manganese, titanium, molybdenum, and complexes of zirconium. (From ...

1-Naphthylamine - A suspected industrial carcinogen (and listed as such by OSHA). Its N-hydroxy metabolite is strongly...

1-Naphthylisothiocyanate - A tool for the study of liver damage which causes bile stasis and hyperbilirubinemia acutely and bil...

2-Acetylaminofluorene - A hepatic carcinogen whose mechanism of activation involves N-hydroxylation to the aryl hydroxamic a...

2-Hydroxy-5-nitrobenzyl Bromide - A chemical reagent that reacts with and modifies chemically the tryptophan portion of protein molecu...

2-Naphthylamine - A naphthalene derivative with carcinogenic action....

3,3'-Dichlorobenzidine - A material used in the manufacture of azo dyes that is toxic to skin and carcinogenic in several spe...

3-Iodobenzylguanidine - A guanidine analog with specific affinity for tissues of the sympathetic nervous system and related ...

4,4'-Diisothiocyanostilbene-2,2'-Disulfonic Acid - An inhibitor of anion conductance including band 3-mediated anion transport....

4-Acetamido-4'-isothiocyanatostilbene-2,2'-disulfonic Acid - A non-penetrating amino reagent (commonly called SITS) which acts as an inhibitor of anion transport...

4-Chloromercuribenzenesulfonate - A cytotoxic sulfhydryl reagent that inhibits several subcellular metabolic systems and is used as a ...

7,8-Dihydro-7,8-dihydroxybenzo(a)pyrene 9,10-oxide - 7,8,8a,9a-Tetrahydrobenzo(10,11)chryseno (3,4-b)oxirene-7,8-diol. A benzopyrene derivative with carc...

8-Hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin - A serotonin 1A-receptor agonist that is used experimentally to test the effects of serotonin....

9,10-Dimethyl-1,2-benzanthracene - 7,12-Dimethylbenzanthracene. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon found in tobacco smoke that is a potent...

Acenaphthenes - Tricyclic ethylene-bridged naphthalene derivatives. They are found in petroleum residues and coal ta...

Acetoxyacetylaminofluorene - An alkylating agent that forms DNA ADDUCTS at the C-8 position in GUANINE, resulting in single stran...

Aclarubicin - An anthracycline produced by Streptomyces galilaeus. It has potent antineoplastic activity....

Amaranth Dye - A sulfonic acid-based naphthylazo dye used as a coloring agent for foodstuffs and medicines and as a...

Amido Black - A dye used to stain proteins in electrophoretic techniques. It is used interchangeably with its acid...

Aminobiphenyl Compounds - Biphenyl compounds substituted in any position by one or more amino groups. Permitted are any substi...

Amitriptyline - Tricyclic antidepressant with anticholinergic and sedative properties. It appears to prevent the re-...

Anilino Naphthalenesulfonates - A class of organic compounds which contain an anilino (phenylamino) group linked to a salt or ester ...

Anthracenes - A group of compounds with three aromatic rings joined in linear arrangement....

Anthracyclines - Organic compounds that have a tetrahydronaphthacenedione ring structure attached by a glycosidic lin...

Anthralin - An anthracene derivative that disrupts MITOCHONDRIA function and structure and is used for the treat...

Anthraquinones - Compounds based on ANTHRACENES which contains two KETONES in any position. Substitutions can be in a...

Aprindine - A cardiac depressant used in arrhythmias....

Aristolochic Acids - Nitro-phenanthrenes occurring in ARISTOLOCHIACEAE and other plants. They derive from stephanine (APO...

Azulenes - Compounds based on a seven-membered ring fused to a five-membered ring. Heat can rearrange them to N...

Benz(a)Anthracenes - Four fused benzyl rings with three linear and one angular, that can be viewed as a benzyl-phenanthre...

Benzene - Toxic, volatile, flammable liquid hydrocarbon byproduct of coal distillation. It is used as an indus...

Benzeneacetamides - Compounds based on benzeneacetamide, that are similar in structure to ACETANILIDES....

Benzenesulfonates - Organic salts and esters of benzenesulfonic acid....

Benzhydryl Compounds - Compounds which contain the methyl radical substituted with two benzene rings. Permitted are any sub...

Benzidines - Very toxic industrial chemicals. They are absorbed through the skin, causing lethal blood, bladder, ...

Benzo(a)pyrene - A potent mutagen and carcinogen. It is a public health concern because of its possible effects on in...

Benzopyrenes - A class of chemicals that contain an anthracene ring with a naphthalene ring attached to it....

Benzyl Alcohol - A colorless liquid with a sharp burning taste and slight odor. It is used as a local anesthetic and ...

Benzyl Alcohols - Alcohols derived from the aryl radical (C6H5CH2-) and defined by C6H5CHOH. The concept includes deri...

Benzylamines - Toluenes in which one hydrogen of the methyl group is substituted by an amino group. Permitted are a...

Benzylidene Compounds - Compounds containing the PhCH= radical....

Bibenzyls - Compounds with 1,2-diphenylethane. They are structurally like reduced STILBENES....

Bibenzyls - Compounds with 1,2-diphenylethane. They are structurally like reduced STILBENES....

Bromcresol Green - An indicator and reagent. It has been used in serum albumin determinations and as a pH indicator....

Bromcresol Purple - An indicator and reagent. It has been used for several purposes including the determination of serum...

Bromobenzenes - Derivatives of benzene in which one or more hydrogen atoms on the benzene ring are replaced by bromi...

Bromphenol Blue - A dye that has been used as an industrial dye, a laboratory indicator, and a biological stain....

Bromthymol Blue - A pH sensitive dye that has been used as an indicator in many laboratory reactions....

Bufexamac - A benzeneacetamide with anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and antipyretic action. It is administered top...

Bunaftine - N-Butyl-N-(2-(diethylamino)ethyl)-1-naphthamide. A proposed antiarrhythmic that prolongs myocardial ...

Buspirone - An anxiolytic agent and a serotonin receptor agonist belonging to the azaspirodecanedione class of c...

Butaclamol - A benzocycloheptapyridoisoquinolinol that has been used as an antipsychotic, especially in schizophr...

Calcium Dobesilate - A drug used to reduce hemorrhage in diabetic retinopathy....

Carbaryl - A carbamate insecticide and parasiticide. It is a potent anticholinesterase agent belonging to the c...

Carmine - Coloring matter from the insect Coccus cacti L. It is used in foods, pharmaceuticals, toiletries, et...

Carubicin - A very toxic anthracycline-type antineoplastic related to DAUNORUBICIN, obtained from Actinomadura c...

Cascara - Dried aged bark of a buckthorn, Frangula purshiana (FRANGULA), that contains the anthraquinone EMODI...

Chloramphenicol - An antibiotic first isolated from cultures of Streptomyces venequelae in 1947 but now produced synth...

Chlorophenols - Phenols substituted with one or more chlorine atoms in any position....

Chlorotrianisene - A powerful synthetic, non-steroidal estrogen....

Chlortetracycline - A TETRACYCLINE with a 7-chloro substitution....

Chrysenes - 1,2-Benzphenanthrenes. POLYCYCLIC COMPOUNDS obtained from coal tar....

Clomiphene - A triphenyl ethylene stilbene derivative which is an estrogen agonist or antagonist depending on the...

Congo Red - An acid dye used in testing for hydrochloric acid in gastric contents. It is also used histologicall...

Curcumin - A yellow-orange dye obtained from tumeric, the powdered root of CURCUMA longa. It is used in the pre...

Cyproheptadine - A serotonin antagonist and a histamine H1 blocker used as antipruritic, appetite stimulant, antialle...

Dansyl Compounds - Compounds that contain a 1-dimethylaminonaphthalene-5-sulfonyl group....

Daunorubicin - A very toxic anthracycline aminoglycoside antineoplastic isolated from Streptomyces peucetius and ot...

Demeclocycline - A TETRACYCLINE analog having a 7-chloro and a 6-methyl. Because it is excreted more slowly than TETR...

Dianisidine - Highly toxic compound which can cause skin irritation and sensitization. It is used in manufacture o...

Diarylheptanoids - A group of compounds consisting of two aromatic rings separated by seven carbons (HEPTANES) and havi...

Dibenzocycloheptenes - A family of tricyclic hydrocarbons whose members include many of the commonly used tricyclic antidep...

Dicofol - An organochlorine insecticide....

Diethylstilbestrol - A synthetic nonsteroidal estrogen used in the treatment of menopausal and postmenopausal disorders. ...

Dihydroxydihydrobenzopyrenes - Benzopyrenes saturated in any two adjacent positions and substituted with two hydroxyl groups in any...

Dimenhydrinate - A drug combination that contains DIPHENHYDRAMINE and THEOPHYLLINE. It is used for treating vertigo, ...

Dimethindene - A histamine H1 antagonist. It is used in hypersensitivity reactions, in rhinitis, for pruritus, and ...

Dinitrobenzenes - Benzene derivatives which are substituted with two nitro groups in the ortho, meta or para positions...

Dinitrochlorobenzene - A skin irritant that may cause dermatitis of both primary and allergic types. Contact sensitization ...

Dinitrochlorobenzene - A skin irritant that may cause dermatitis of both primary and allergic types. Contact sensitization ...

Dinitrofluorobenzene - Irritants and reagents for labeling terminal amino acid groups....

Diphenhydramine - A histamine H1 antagonist used as an antiemetic, antitussive, for dermatoses and pruritus, for hyper...

Diterpenes, Abietane - A group of DITERPENES cyclized into 3-ring PHENANTHRENES....

Dizocilpine Maleate - A potent noncompetitive antagonist of the NMDA receptor (RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE) used mainl...

Doxorubicin - Antineoplastic antibiotic obtained from Streptomyces peucetius. It is a hydroxy derivative of DAUNOR...

Doxycycline - A synthetic TETRACYCLINE derivative with similar antimicrobial activity. Animal studies suggest that...

Emodin - Purgative anthraquinone found in several plants, especially Rhamnus frangula. It was formerly used a...

Eosine I Bluish - A red fluorescein dye used as a histologic stain. It may be cytotoxic, mutagenic, and inhibit certai...

Eosine Yellowish-(YS) - A versatile red dye used in cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, textiles, etc., and as tissue stain, vital s...

Epirubicin - An anthracycline which is the 4'-epi-isomer of doxorubicin. The compound exerts its antitumor effect...

Erythrosine - A tetraiodofluorescein used as a red coloring in some foods (cherries, fish), as a disclosure of DEN...

Ethamsylate - Benzenesulfonate derivative used as a systemic hemostatic....

Etoposide - A semisynthetic derivative of PODOPHYLLOTOXIN that exhibits antitumor activity. Etoposide inhibits D...

Evans Blue - An azo dye used in blood volume and cardiac output measurement by the dye dilution method. It is ver...

Ferrozine - A ferroin compound that forms a stable magenta-colored solution with the ferrous ion. The complex ha...

Flavonolignans - Heterodimers of FLAVONOIDS bound to LIGNANS....

Fluorenes - A family of diphenylenemethane derivatives....

Fluorescamine - A nonfluorescent reagent for the detection of primary amines, peptides and proteins. The reaction pr...

Fluorescein - A phthalic indicator dye that appears yellow-green in normal tear film and bright green in a more al...

Fluorescein-5-isothiocyanate - Fluorescent probe capable of being conjugated to tissue and proteins. It is used as a label in fluor...

Fluoresceins - A family of spiro(isobenzofuran-1(3H),9'-(9H)xanthen)-3-one derivatives. These are used as dyes, as ...

Flurbiprofen - An anti-inflammatory analgesic and antipyretic of the phenylalkynoic acid series. It has been shown ...

Fluspirilene - A long-acting injectable antipsychotic agent used for chronic schizophrenia....

Hexachlorobenzene - An agricultural fungicide and seed treatment agent....

Hexachlorophene - A chlorinated bisphenol antiseptic with a bacteriostatic action against Gram-positive organisms, but...

Hexestrol - A synthetic estrogen that has been used as a hormonal antineoplastic agent....

Hydrocarbons, Aromatic - Organic compounds containing carbon and hydrogen in the form of an unsaturated, usually hexagonal ri...

Hydroxyacetylaminofluorene - A N-hydroxylated derivative of 2-ACETYLAMINOFLUORENE that has demonstrated carcinogenic action....

Idarubicin - An orally administered anthracycline antineoplastic. The compound has shown activity against breast ...

Indans - Aryl CYCLOPENTANES that are a reduced (protonated) form of INDENES....

Indenes - A family of fused-ring hydrocarbons isolated from coal tar that act as intermediates in various chem...

Iopanoic Acid - Radiopaque medium used as diagnostic aid....

Iophendylate - A mixture of isomers used as contrast medium, mainly for brain and spinal cord visualization....

Ipodate - Ionic monomeric contrast media. Usually the sodium or calcium salts are used for examination of the ...

Levobunolol - A nonselective beta-adrenoceptor antagonist used in the treatment of glaucoma....

Lignans - A class of dibenzylbutane derivatives which occurs in higher plants and in fluids (bile, serum, urin...

Loratadine - A second-generation histamine H1 receptor antagonist used in the treatment of allergic rhinitis and ...

Losartan - An antagonist of ANGIOTENSIN TYPE 1 RECEPTOR with antihypertensive activity due to the reduced press...

Lovastatin - A fungal metabolite isolated from cultures of Aspergillus terreus. The compound is a potent antichol...

Lymecycline - A semisynthetic antibiotic related to TETRACYCLINE. It is more readily absorbed than TETRACYCLINE an...

Maprotiline - A bridged-ring tetracyclic antidepressant that is both mechanistically and functionally similar to t...

Meclizine - A histamine H1 antagonist used in the treatment of motion sickness, vertigo, and nausea during pregn...

Menogaril - A semisynthetic anthracycline with the amino sugar on the D ring. It displays broad-spectrum antineo...

Methacycline - A broad-spectrum semisynthetic antibiotic related to TETRACYCLINE but excreted more slowly and maint...

Methylcholanthrene - A carcinogen that is often used in experimental cancer studies....

Methylenebis(chloroaniline) - Aromatic diamine used in the plastics industry as curing agent for epoxy resins and urethane rubbers...

Mibefradil - A benzimidazoyl-substituted tetraline that selectively binds and inhibits CALCIUM CHANNELS, T-TYPE....

Minocycline - A TETRACYCLINE analog, having a 7-dimethylamino and lacking the 5 methyl and hydroxyl groups, which ...

Mitoxantrone - An anthracenedione-derived antineoplastic agent....

Naphthacenes - Polyacenes with four ortho-fused benzene rings in a straight linear arrangement. This group is best ...

Naphthaleneacetic Acids - Naphthalene derivatives containing the -CH2CCO2H radical at the 1-position, the 2-position, or both....

Naphthalenes - Two-ring crystalline hydrocarbons isolated from coal tar. They are used as intermediates in chemical...

Naphthalenesulfonates - A class of organic compounds that contains a naphthalene moiety linked to a sulfonic acid salt or es...

Naphthols - Naphthalene derivatives carrying one or more hydroxyl (-OH) groups at any ring position. They are of...

Naphthoquinones - Naphthalene rings which contain two ketone moieties in any position. They can be substituted in any ...

Naphthylvinylpyridine - 4(1-Naphthylvinyl)pyridine hydrochloride. Cholinesterase inhibitor. Synonym: YuB 25....

Naproxen - An anti-inflammatory agent with analgesic and antipyretic properties. Both the acid and its sodium s...

Niclofolan - Proposed fasciolacide. Synonyms: Dertil; Bilevon; Bay 9015....

Ninhydrin - 2,2-Dihydroxy-1H-indene-1,3-(2H)-dione. Reagent toxic to skin and mucus membranes. It is used in che...

Nogalamycin - An anthrocycline from a Streptomyces nogalater variant. It is a cytolytic antineoplastic that inhibi...

Nordihydroguaiaretic Acid - A potent lipoxygenase inhibitor that interferes with arachidonic acid metabolism. The compound also ...

Nortriptyline - A metabolite of AMITRIPTYLINE that is also used as an antidepressive agent. Nortriptyline is used in...

Orphenadrine - A muscarinic antagonist used to treat drug-induced parkinsonism and to relieve pain from muscle spas...

Oxytetracycline - A TETRACYCLINE analog isolated from the actinomycete STREPTOMYCES rimosus and used in a wide variety...

Pargyline - A monoamine oxidase inhibitor with antihypertensive properties....

Perylene - A 20-carbon dibenz(de,kl)anthracene that can be viewed as a naphthalene fused to a phenalene or as d...

Perylene - A 20-carbon dibenz(de,kl)anthracene that can be viewed as a naphthalene fused to a phenalene or as d...

Phenalenes - A group of AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS that have three rings joined as a triad around a single carbon atom...

Phenindione - An indandione that has been used as an anticoagulant. Phenindione has actions similar to WARFARIN, b...

Plicamycin - A tricyclic pentaglycosidic antibiotic from Streptomyces strains that inhibits RNA and protein synth...

Podophyllotoxin - A lignan (LIGNANS) found in PODOPHYLLIN resin from the roots of PODOPHYLLUM plants. It is a potent s...

Podophyllotoxin - A lignan (LIGNANS) found in PODOPHYLLIN resin from the roots of PODOPHYLLUM plants. It is a potent s...

Polyanetholesulfonate - A compound originally developed as an anticoagulant, but possessing anticomplement action and loweri...

Polybrominated Biphenyls - Biphenyl compounds which are extensively brominated. Many of these compounds are toxic environmental...

Polychlorinated Biphenyls - Industrial products consisting of a mixture of chlorinated biphenyl congeners and isomers. These com...

Polychloroterphenyl Compounds - Compounds consisting of three benzene rings linked to each other in either ortho, meta or para posit...

Polycyclic Hydrocarbons, Aromatic - A major group of unsaturated cyclic hydrocarbons containing two or more rings. The vast number of co...

Polystyrenes - Polymerized forms of styrene used as a biocompatible material, especially in dentistry. They are the...

Pravastatin - An antilipemic fungal metabolite isolated from cultures of Nocardia autotrophica. It acts as a compe...

Propranolol - A widely used non-cardioselective beta-adrenergic antagonist. Propranolol has been used for MYOCARDI...

Prospidium - An antineoplastic dispiropiperazine derivative....

Protriptyline - Tricyclic antidepressant similar in action and side effects to IMIPRAMINE. It may produce excitation...

Pyrenes - A group of condensed ring hydrocarbons....

Raloxifene - A second generation selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM) used to prevent osteoporosis in pos...

Rolitetracycline - A pyrrolidinylmethyl TETRACYCLINE....

Rose Bengal - A bright bluish pink compound that has been used as a dye, biological stain, and diagnostic aid....

Sertraline - A selective serotonin uptake inhibitor that is used in the treatment of depression....

Simvastatin - A derivative of LOVASTATIN and potent competitive inhibitor of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A...

Spiperone - A spiro butyrophenone analog similar to HALOPERIDOL and other related compounds. It has been recomme...

Spiro Compounds - A group of compounds consisting in part of two rings sharing one carbon atom in common....

Stilbamidines - STILBENES with AMIDINES attached....

Stilbenes - Organic compounds that contain 1,2-diphenylethylene as a functional group....

Styrene - A colorless, toxic liquid with a strong aromatic odor. It is used to make rubbers, polymers and copo...

Styrenes - Derivatives and polymers of styrene. They are used in the manufacturing of synthetic rubber, plastic...

Sulfanilic Acids - Aminobenzenesulfonic acids. Organic acids that are used in the manufacture of dyes and organic chemi...

Sulindac - A sulfinylindene derivative prodrug whose sulfinyl moiety is converted in vivo to an active NSAID an...

Suramin - A polyanionic compound with an unknown mechanism of action. It is used parenterally in the treatment...

Tamoxifen - One of the SELECTIVE ESTROGEN RECEPTOR MODULATORS with tissue-specific activities. Tamoxifen acts as...

Terfenadine - A selective histamine H1-receptor antagonist devoid of central nervous system depressant activity. T...

Terphenyl Compounds - Compounds consisting of benzene rings linked to each other in either ortho, meta or para positions. ...

Tetracycline - A naphthacene antibiotic that inhibits AMINO ACYL TRNA binding during protein synthesis....

Tetracyclines - Closely congeneric derivatives of the polycyclic naphthacenecarboxamide. (Gilman et al., Goodman and...

Tetrahydronaphthalenes - Partially saturated 1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene compounds....

Tetralones - A group of TETRAHYDRONAPHTHALENES containing a keto oxygen....

Thiamphenicol - A methylsulfonyl analog of CHLORAMPHENICOL. It is an antibiotic and immunosuppressive agent....

Tilorone - An antiviral agent used as its hydrochloride. It is the first recognized synthetic, low-molecular-we...

Tolnaftate - A synthetic antifungal agent....

Toluene - A widely used industrial solvent....

Toluene 2,4-Diisocyanate - Skin irritant and allergen used in the manufacture of polyurethane foams and other elastomers....

Toremifene - A first generation selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM). Like TAMOXIFEN, it is an estrogen a...

Tosylarginine Methyl Ester - Arginine derivative which is a substrate for many proteolytic enzymes. As a substrate for the estera...

Tosyllysine Chloromethyl Ketone - An inhibitor of SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES. Acts as an alkylating agent and is known to interfere with th...

Tosylphenylalanyl Chloromethyl Ketone - An inhibitor of Serine Endopeptidases. Acts as alkylating agent and is known to interfere with the t...

Trifluralin - A microtubule-disrupting pre-emergence herbicide....

Trinitrobenzenes - Benzene derivatives which are substituted with three nitro groups in any position....

Trinitrobenzenesulfonic Acid - A reagent that is used to neutralize peptide terminal amino groups....

Trinitrotoluene - A 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene, which is an explosive chemical that can cause skin irritation and other tox...

Triparanol - Antilipemic agent with high ophthalmic toxicity. According to Merck Index, 11th ed, the compound was...

Trypan Blue - A diazo-naphthalene sulfonate that is widely used as a stain....

Tyropanoate - A diagnostic aid as a radiopaque medium in cholecystography....

Tyrphostins - A family of synthetic protein tyrosine kinase inhibitors. They selectively inhibit receptor autophos...

Vitamin K - A lipid cofactor that is required for normal blood clotting. Several forms of vitamin K have been i...

Vitamin K 1 - A family of phylloquinones that contains a ring of 2-methyl-1,4-naphthoquinone and an isoprenoid sid...

Vitamin K 2 - A group of substances similar to VITAMIN K 1 which contains a ring of 2-methyl-1,4-naphthoquinione a...

Vitamin K 3 - A synthetic naphthoquinone without the isoprenoid side chain and biological activity, but can be con...

Xylenes - A family of isomeric, colorless aromatic hydrocarbon liquids, that contain the general formula C6H4(...