Acetoxyacetylaminofluorene

Acetoxyacetylaminofluorene
Skeletal formula
Ball-and-stick model
Names
IUPAC name
[Acetyl(9H-fluoren-2-yl)amino] acetate[1]
Other names
N-Acetoxy-2-acetamidofluorene;[1] N-Acetoxy-2-acetylaminofluorene;[1] Acetoxy AAF;[1] Acetoxyacetamidofluorene;[1] Acetoxyfluorenylacetamide;[1]
Identifiers
Abbreviations NAAAF
6098-44-8 
ChEBI CHEBI:234426 
ChEMBL ChEMBL85327 Yes
ChemSpider 21074 Yes
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MeSH Acetoxyacetylaminofluorene
PubChem 22469
Properties
Molecular formula
C17H15NO3
Molar mass 281.31 g·mol−1
log P 3.327
Except where noted otherwise, data is given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C (77 °F), 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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