Chemical Properties
Pale Yellow Solid
Uses
1-Hydroxypyrene is suitable for use in following studies:
- To investigate the fast detection and quantification of 1-hydroxypyrene in tissue extracts from Nereis diversicolor exposed to sediment-associated pyrene by a simple fluorometric method.
- To investigate the effects of genetic polymorphisms of the cytochrome P450 1A1 (CYP1A1) and 2E1 (CYP2E1) and glutathione S-transferases mu (GSTM1) and theta (GSTT1) on urinary 1-hydroxypyrene and 2-naphthol levels in aircraft maintenance workers.
- To examine the the PAH exposure of cokery workers in an Estonian oil shale processing plant.
Uses
Found in humane urine after exposure to coal tar and a coal derived product.
Definition
ChEBI: 1-Hydroxypyrene is a member of pyrenes.
