Perylene [perylen]

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Terms

Peri-Dinaphthalene
Perilene

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Definition

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.

DUI
D010569 MeSH Browser
CUI
M0016426
CAS
Perylene
Previous indexing
Benzanthracenes (1966-1978); Polycyclic Hydrocarbons (1974-1978)
History note
91(79); was see under BENZANTHRACENES 1979-90
Public note
91; was see under BENZANTHRACENES 1979-90

D Chemicals and Drugs
D02.455 Hydrocarbons 139
D02.455.426 Hydrocarbons, Cyclic 24
D02.455.426.559 Hydrocarbons, Aromatic 50
D02.455.426.559.847 Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons 469
D02.455.426.559.847.117 Anthracenes 56
D02.455.426.559.847.117.380 Anthrones
D02.455.426.559.847.117.600 Maprotiline 21
D02.455.426.559.847.117.800 Perylene 33
D02.455.426.559.847.680 Phenalenes
D02.455.426.559.847.680.750 Perylene 33
D04.615.125 Anthracenes 56
D04.615.125.380 Anthrones
D04.615.125.600 Maprotiline 21
D04.615.125.800 Perylene 33
D04.615.680 Phenalenes
D04.615.680.750 Perylene 33