Zhang L, Sannes K, Shusterman AJ, Hansch C. The structure-activity relationship of skin carcinogenicity of aromatic hydrocarbons and heterocycles.
Chem Biol Interact 1992;
81:149-80. [PMID:
1730145 DOI:
10.1016/0009-2797(92)90032-g]
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Abstract
From a study of 239 aromatic and heteroaromatic compounds causing skin cancer in mice, a quantitative structure-activity relationship has been derived. Carcinogenicity depends heavily on the relative hydrophobicity of the chemicals as defined by octanol/water partition coefficients (log P). It is also correlated with the energy of the highest occupied molecular orbital and the presence of substituents on the L and K regions of the carcinogen. The results are discussed in terms of the bay region concept for carcinogenic activity.
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