Perylene
A 20-carbon dibenz(de,kl)anthracene that can be viewed as a naphthalene fused to a phenalene or as dinaphthalene. It is used as fluorescent lipid probe in the cytochemistry of membranes and is a polycyclic hydrocarbon pollutant in soil and water. Derivatives may be carcinogenic.
Year introduced: 1991(1979)
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Tree Number(s): D02.455.426.559.847.117.800, D02.455.426.559.847.680.750, D04.615.125.800, D04.615.680.750
MeSH Unique ID: D010569
Registry Number: 5QD5427UN7
Entry Terms:
- Perilene
- Peri-Dinaphthalene
- Peri Dinaphthalene
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