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 LKT-N0161[LKT] Revised 19-Aug-03  

β-Naphthoflavone

SYNONYMS   

5,6-Benzoflavone

PRODUCT LINE   

Natural Products / Antibiotics

PRODUCT FAMILIES   

Polyphenols Other Products

Ordering Information
 Product NumbersFormatSizeUnit PriceQuantity
 LKT-N0161-G001 1 g  
 LKT-N0161-G005 5 g  
Product Specification
FORMULA:   C19H12O2
 
MW:   272.3
 
CAS NUMBER:   6051-87-2

Product Description

An inducer of cytochrome P450 enzyme system. Protects chemical-induced carcinogenesis by enhancing the detoxification of carcinogens.

Product Specific Literature References
Protection against tumorigenesis by 3-methylcholanthrene in mice by beta-naphthoflavone as a function of inducibility of methylcholanthrene metabolism: L.M. Anderson and S. Seetharam; Cancer Res. 45, 6384 (1985) Abstract
Evaluation of phenobarbital/beta-naphthoflavone as an alternative S9-induction regime to Aroclor 1254 in the rat for use in in vitro genotoxicity assays: R.D. Callander, et al.; Mutagenesis 10, 517 (1995) Abstract
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