RefMet Compound Details

RefMet ID, RefMet name, exact mass and formula
RefMet IDRM0013273
RefMet nameBenzo[a]pyrene
Systematic namebenzo[pqr]tetraphene
SynonymsPubChem Synonyms
Exact mass252.093900 (neutral)
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FormulaC20H12View other entries in RefMet with this formula
Molecular descriptors
Molfile51974 (Download molfile/View MW Metabolite Database details)
InChIInChI=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
InChIKeyFMMWHPNWAFZXNH-UHFFFAOYSA-NView other enantiomers/diastereomers of this metabolite in RefMet
SMILESc1ccc2c(c1)cc1ccc3cccc4ccc2c1c34
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Chemical/Biochemical Classification
Super ClassPolyketides
Main ClassAromatic polyketides
Sub ClassAnthracenes and phenanthrenes
Distribution of Benzo[a]pyrene in NMDR studies
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PlatformPlatform (MS/NMR) used for detection
ChromatographyChromatography methods used for detection
StudiesNMDR Studies reporting Benzo[a]pyrene
External Links
Pubchem CID2336
ChEBI ID29865
KEGG IDC07535
HMDB IDHMDB0062469
Spectral data for Benzo[a]pyrene standards
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Structural annotation level
Annotation level1   (1:Known structure; 2:Known regiochemistry; 3:Partial structure; 4:Sum-composition)

Table of KEGG reactions in human pathways involving Benzo[a]pyrene

Rxn IDKEGG ReactionEnzyme
R07079 Benzo[a]pyrene + NADPH + Oxygen + H+ <=> Benzo[a]pyrene-9,10-oxide + NADP+ + H2OBenzpyrene, NADPH:oxygen oxidoreductase (RH-hydroxylating or -epoxidizing)
R07080 Benzo[a]pyrene + NADPH + Oxygen + H+ <=> Benzo[a]pyrene-7,8-oxide + NADP+ + H2OBenzpyrene,NADPH:oxygen oxidoreductase (RH-hydroxylating or -epoxidizing)
R07081 Benzo[a]pyrene + NADPH + Oxygen + H+ <=> Benzo[a]pyrene-4,5-oxide + NADP+ + H2OBenzpyrene,NADPH:oxygen oxidoreductase (RH-hydroxylating or -epoxidizing)

Table of KEGG human pathways containing Benzo[a]pyrene

Pathway IDHuman Pathway# of reactions
hsa00980 Metabolism of xenobiotics by cytochrome P450 3
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