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Acetoxyacetylaminofluorene

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Abbreviations
  
NAAAF

Formula
  
C17NH15O3

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Medical vocabulary what does acetoxyacetylaminofluorene mean


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.; This results in breaks in one strand of the DNA.

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