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Phenanthrene is used to make dyes, plastics, pesticides, explosives, and drugs. It has also been used to make bile acids, cholesterol and steroids. [3] Phenanthrene occurs naturally and also is a man-made chemical. Commonly, humans are exposed to phenanthrene through inhalation of cigarette smoke, but there are many routes of exposure.
Nudol is a phenanthrene from the orchids Eulophia nuda, Eria carinata and Eria stricta. [10] 9,10-Dihydro-2,5-dimethoxyphenanthrene-1,7-diol is a phenanthrene from Eulophia nuda. This compound shows cytotoxic activity against human cancer cells. [11] 2,7-Dihydroxy-3,6-dimethoxyphenanthrene is a phenanthrene from Dehaasia longipedicellata. [12]
Anthracene, a wide band-gap organic semiconductor is used as a scintillator for detectors of high-energy photons, electrons and alpha particles. Plastics, such as polyvinyltoluene , can be doped with anthracene to produce a plastic scintillator that is approximately water-equivalent for use in radiation therapy dosimetry .
9-Phenanthrol is an aromatic alcohol derived from phenanthrene, a tricyclic compound. It is a TRPM4 channel inhibitor. [1] It can prevent the pancreas from secreting insulin when stimulated by glucose. [2]
1-Hydroxyphenanthrene is a phenanthrol and a human metabolite of phenanthrene that can be detected in urine of persons exposed to PAHs. [1] It can also be used as a marker for PAH pollution measured in marine fish bile. [2]
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Halofantrine is a drug used to treat malaria. Halofantrine's structure contains a substituted phenanthrene , and is related to the antimalarial drugs quinine and lumefantrine . Marketed as Halfan , halofantrine is never used to prevent malaria and its mode of action is unknown, although a crystallographic study showed that it binds to hematin ...