Benz(a)Anthracenes

"Benz(a)Anthracenes" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Four fused benzyl rings with three linear and one angular, that can be viewed as a benzyl-phenanthrenes. Compare with NAPHTHACENES which are four linear rings.

Descriptor ID	D001551
MeSH Number(s)	D02.455.426.559.847.149 D04.615.149
Concept/Terms	Benz(a)Anthracenes Benz(a)Anthracenes Naphthanthracenes Benz(b)Phenanthrenes

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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Organic Chemicals [D02]
Hydrocarbons [D02.455]
Hydrocarbons, Cyclic [D02.455.426]
Hydrocarbons, Aromatic [D02.455.426.559]
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons [D02.455.426.559.847]
Benz(a)Anthracenes [D02.455.426.559.847.149]
Polycyclic Compounds [D04]
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons [D04.615]
Benz(a)Anthracenes [D04.615.149]

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