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Description

Fluoranthene is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) with the formula C16H10. It is a colorless to pale yellow solid that is found in coal tar, petroleum, and other fossil fuels. Fluoranthene is also a component of cigarette smoke and is released from the burning of wood and other organic materials. Fluoranthene is a potent mutagen and carcinogen. It is also a known endocrine disruptor. Fluoranthene is studied for its potential health effects and for its environmental persistence. It is also used in the manufacture of dyes and plastics. Fluoranthene is a ubiquitous environmental contaminant and can be found in air, water, and soil.'

fluoranthene: structure [Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), National Library of Medicine, extracted Dec-2023]

fluoranthene : An ortho- and peri-fused polycyclic arene consisting of a naphthalene and benzene unit connected by a five-membered ring. [Chemical Entities of Biological Interest (ChEBI), Hastings J, Owen G, Dekker A, Ennis M, Kale N, Muthukrishnan V, Turner S, Swainston N, Mendes P, Steinbeck C. (2016). ChEBI in 2016: Improved services and an expanding collection of metabolites. Nucleic Acids Res]

Cross-References

ID SourceID
PubMed CID9154
CHEMBL ID355014
CHEBI ID33083
MeSH IDM0051097

Synonyms (73)

Synonym
smr000112026
MLS002177805
benzo[j,k]fluorene
wln: l c6566 1a pj
benzo[jk]fluorene
nsc6803
206-44-0
benzene,2-(1,8-naphthylene)-
1,8-naphthylene)benzene
idryl
benzene,2-(1,8-naphthalenediyl)-
nsc-6803
fluoranthene
benzene, 1,2-(1,8-naphthalenediyl)-
einecs 205-912-4
rcra waste no. u120
ccris 1034
1,2-(1,8-naphthylene)benzene
1,2-benzacenaphthene
rcra waste number u120
benzo(jk)fluorene
1,2-(1,8-naphthalenediyl)benzene
nsc 6803
benzene, 1,2-(1,8-naphthylene)-
hsdb 5486
CHEBI:33083 ,
inchi=1/c16h10/c1-2-8-13-12(7-1)14-9-3-5-11-6-4-10-15(13)16(11)14/h1-10
NCGC00090998-01
fluoranthene, 98%
SR-01000640231-1
fluoranthene, analytical standard
NCGC00090998-02
fluroanthene
1D41162B-880B-494F-9960-6EEAC8E4EEE3
CHEMBL355014
F0016
AKOS003617663
NCGC00090998-03
NCGC00090998-04
76774-50-0
benzacenaphthylene
360uol779z ,
clustercarbon
unii-360uol779z
C19425
cas-206-44-0
dtxsid3024104 ,
dtxcid204104
NCGC00254498-01
tox21_201835
NCGC00259384-01
tox21_300480
A814763
HMS2268M14
CCG-50891
F0074-0087
FT-0626446
fluoranthene [hsdb]
fluoranthene [iarc]
mfcd00001184
W-107604
fluoranthrene
1,2-(1,8-naphthalene)benzene
SB 00542
fluoranthene, bcr(r) certified reference material
fluoranthene, certified reference material, tracecert(r)
fluoranthene 100 microg/ml in acetonitrile
fluoranthene 10 microg/ml in acetonitrile
fluoranthene 10 microg/ml in cyclohexane
Q423462
AS-39328
STL570455
EN300-177281

Research Excerpts

Overview

Fluoranthene (FLU) is a priority polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) commonly detected in estuarine sediments, water and biota. FL did not induce CYP1A1-dependent ethoxyresorufin O-deethylase (EROD) activity significantly in H4IIE cells.

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"Fluoranthene (FLU) is a priority polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) commonly detected in estuarine sediments, water and biota. "( Exposure of Carcinus maenas to waterborne fluoranthene: accumulation and multibiomarker responses.
Guilhermino, L; Guimarães, L; Lehtonen, KK; Rodrigues, AP, 2013
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"Fluoranthene is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) and a principal constituent of PAH-contaminated aquatic systems. "( DNA damage produced in HaCaT cells by combined fluoranthene exposure and ultraviolet A irradiation.
Ekunwe, S; Hwang, HM; Yu, H; Zheng, B, 2004
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2.02
"Fluoranthene is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) commonly present in PAH-contaminated soils. "( Fluoranthene metabolism and associated proteins in Mycobacterium sp. JS14.
Keum, YS; Lee, KJ; Lee, SE; Li, QX; Seo, JS, 2007
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3.23
"Fluoranthene is a member of the family of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon chemicals."( Vehicle-dependent disposition kinetics of fluoranthene in Fisher-344 rats.
Harris, DL; Hood, DB; Ramesh, A, 2008
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1.33
"Fluoranthene is a ubiquitous environmental pollutant. "( Assessment of the potential in vivo genotoxicity of fluoranthene.
Howard, WR; Proudlock, RJ; Statham, J; Stocker, KJ, 1996
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1.99
"Fluoranthene (FL) is a prevalent PAH contaminant in diverse environmental samples, and FL did not induce CYP1A1-dependent ethoxyresorufin O-deethylase (EROD) activity significantly in H4IIE cells."( Inhibition of CYP1A1-dependent activity by the polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) fluoranthene.
Randerath, K; Safe, SH; Willett, KL; Zhou, GD, 1998
)
1.24

Effects

Fluoranthene (FLU) has shown relatively high toxicity to aquatic life as a priority polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon. fluorene was more effective in inhibiting GJIC than fluorantene.

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"Fluoranthene, which has an additional ring added to fluorene, was more effective in inhibiting GJIC than fluorene."( Nongenotoxic effects of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and their oxygenation by-products on the intercellular communication of rat liver epithelial cells.
Lockwood, BR; Masten, SJ; Trosko, JE; Upham, BL, 1994
)
1.01
"Fluoranthene (FLU) has shown relatively high toxicity to aquatic life as a priority polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH). "( Comparison of the sensitivity between indigenous and exotic aquatic species for fluoranthene and derivation of water quality criteria (WQC).
Liu, X; Wu, J; Xia, F; Xu, G; Zheng, L, 2023
)
2.58
"Fluoranthene, which has an additional ring added to fluorene, was more effective in inhibiting GJIC than fluorene."( Nongenotoxic effects of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and their oxygenation by-products on the intercellular communication of rat liver epithelial cells.
Lockwood, BR; Masten, SJ; Trosko, JE; Upham, BL, 1994
)
1.01

Toxicity

Fluoranthene was the most toxic chemical with a 96-h LC50 value of 32. subspicatus. With the exception of 9-hydroxyfluorene, all the other metabolites were 37 to approximately 3000 times less toxic than the parent material.

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" The rates of photomodification of the three PAHs were rapid enough for the photooxidized compounds to contribute to toxicity, and the photomodified PAHs were more toxic than the parent compounds."( Photoinduced toxicity of three polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (fluoranthene, pyrene, and naphthalene) to the duckweed Lemna gibba L. G-3.
Dixon, DG; Greenberg, BM; Huang, XD; McConkey, BJ; Ren, L, 1994
)
0.53
"The authors previously demonstrated that simulated solar radiation (SSR), with a fluence rate of only 40 mumol m-2 sec-1, increased polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) toxicity to the duckweed Lemna gibba and that PAHs photomodified in SSR (generally oxygenation of the ring system) are more toxic than the parent compounds (Huang et al."( Increased polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon toxicity following their photomodification in natural sunlight: impacts on the duckweed Lemna gibba L. G-3.
Dixon, DG; Greenberg, BM; Huang, XD, 1995
)
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"Some compounds, accumulated by organisms, are transformed into toxic forms when irradiated with UV light."( Effects of different protective agents on the phototoxicity of fluoranthene to Daphnia magna.
Dave, G; Wernersson, AS, 1998
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" In chronic tests, sublethal concentrations of fluoranthene were toxic under both fluorescent and UV light, but as in most acute tests, UV light increased chronic toxicity approximately an order of magnitude."( Comparative toxicity of fluoranthene to freshwater and saltwater species under fluorescent and ultraviolet light.
Brooke, LT; Champlin, D; Cox, DA; Hansen, DJ; Poucher, S; Spehar, RL, 1999
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" These findings suggest that (1) species-specific and/or life history-specific factors, in part, determine the ability of an organism to repair photoactivated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) damage during dark periods; and (2) predictions of the UV-induced toxic response of PAH in glochidia need only be based upon total UV dose (dose rate and duration) and PAH dose."( Photoperiod effects on the UV-induced toxicity of fluoranthene to freshwater mussel glochidia: absence of repair during dark periods.
Weinstein, JE, 2002
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0.57
" While multiple exposure is widely acknowledged, arguments are raised that adverse combined effects might not be evoked by mixtures of substances with dissimilar modes of action and being present at only low concentrations."( Mixture toxicity of priority pollutants at no observed effect concentrations (NOECs).
Altenburger, R; Consolaro, F; Gramatica, P; Scholze, M; Walter, H, 2002
)
0.31
" Therefore, we exposed cultured rat Sertoli cells to a variety of PAHs to determine possible direct toxic effects on the cells of the seminiferous epithelium."( Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-induced cytotoxicity in cultured rat Sertoli cells involves differential apoptotic response.
Kubinski, D; Raychoudhury, SS, 2003
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" The potential for photoinduced toxic effects from this requirement is evaluated."( The toxicity of fluoranthene to Hyalella azteca in sediment and water-only exposures under varying light spectra.
Landrum, PF; Meier, PG; Wilcoxen, SE, 2003
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" subspicatus revealed that with the exception of 9-hydroxyfluorene, which was only four times less toxic than fluoranthene, all the other metabolites were 37 to approximately 3000 times less toxic than the parent material."( Toxicity of fluoranthene and its biodegradation metabolites to aquatic organisms.
Bricelj, M; Leskovsek, H; Sepic, E, 2003
)
0.91
"Fluroanthene (FLA) is a nonalternant representative of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) family of toxic chemicals that are widely distributed in the environment."( Fluoranthene-induced neurobehavioral toxicity in F-344 rats.
Knuckles, ME; Saunders, CR; Shockley, DC,
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1.57
" tentans to fluoranthene as compared to the amphipods may be due, in part, to a potential toxic metabolite."( Time-dependent toxicity of fluoranthene to freshwater invertebrates and the role of biotransformation on lethal body residues.
Landrum, PF; Lydy, MJ; Schuler, LJ, 2004
)
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" The dose metric, J/cm2/ microg fluoranthene/g egg wet weight, provided the means to estimate risk as the depth where the LD50 level would be exceeded at realistic field PAH concentrations, based on estimates of UV-A exposure."( Photoactivated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon toxicity in medaka (Oryzias latipes) embryos: relevance to environmental risk in contaminated sites.
Adams, AD; Diamond, SA; Heinis, LJ; Highland, TL; Mattson, VR; Mount, DR; Simcik, MF, 2006
)
0.62
" PBO alone was not particularly toxic to grass shrimp larvae."( Piperonyl butoxide enhances the bioconcentration and photoinduced toxicity of fluoranthene and benzo[a]pyrene to larvae of the grass shrimp (Palaemonetes pugio).
Garner, TR; Weinstein, JE, 2008
)
0.57
" Fluoranthene was the most toxic chemical with a 96-h LC50 value of 32."( Toxicity of carbaryl, diquat dibromide, and fluoranthene, individually and in mixture, to larval grass shrimp, Palaemonetes pugio.
Chandler, AR; Chung, KW; Key, PB, 2008
)
1.52
" In this study, formulated reference sediments spiked with toxic concentrations of copper, fluoranthene, and nonylphenol were subjected to whole sediment and interstitial water TIE treatments to evaluate Phase I and II TIE procedures for identifying the cause of toxicity to Hyalella azteca."( Evaluation of phase II toxicity identification evaluation methods for freshwater whole sediment and interstitial water.
Anderson, BS; Casteline, J; Clark, SL; Hunt, JW; Phillips, BM; Stewart, M; Tjeerdema, RS; Voorhees, JP, 2009
)
0.57
" Body residues were based on the toxic equivalent body residue, which included the parent compound plus the organically extractable metabolites for FLU and the parent compound only for PCBz."( Joint toxicity of fluoranthene and pentachlorobenzene to Hyalella azteca and Chironomus dilutus.
Harwood, AD; Landrum, PF; Lydy, MJ; Schuler, LJ; Tripp, EM, 2009
)
0.69
" Meanwhile, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), in the presence of ecologically relevant levels of ultraviolet radiation (UV), can be acutely toxic to aquatic species including fish and invertebrates."( Suspended C60 nanoparticles protect against short-term UV and fluoranthene photo-induced toxicity, but cause long-term cellular damage in Daphnia magna.
Edelmann, RE; Oris, JT; Yang, XY, 2010
)
0.6
" This study demonstrated that at the selected concentrations, both C(60) and fluoranthene evoke toxic responses and genetic damage."( Merging nano-genotoxicology with eco-genotoxicology: an integrated approach to determine interactive genotoxic and sub-lethal toxic effects of C(60) fullerenes and fluoranthene in marine mussels, Mytilus sp.
Al-Subiai, SN; Arlt, VM; Frickers, PE; Jha, AN; Lead, JR; Moody, AJ; Readman, JW; Stolpe, B, 2012
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" For acute effects, fluoranthene was more toxic than benz(a)anthracene, with LOECs of 50."( Toxicity of benz(a)anthracene and fluoranthene to marine phytoplankton in culture: does cell size really matter?
Ben Othman, H; Hlaili, AS; Le Floc'h, E; Leboulanger, C; Mabrouk, HH, 2012
)
0.98
"Dynamic models for toxic effects [toxicokinetic-toxicodynamic (TKTD) models] are increasingly used in the analysis of toxicity data for single-chemical exposure."( Dynamic modeling of sublethal mixture toxicity in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans.
Cedergreen, N; Gudmundsdóttir, EM; Jager, T, 2014
)
0.4
" The most toxic fraction contained several known aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) agonists (e."( Effect-directed analysis of Elizabeth River porewater: developmental toxicity in zebrafish (Danio rerio).
Clark, BW; Cooper, EM; Di Giulio, RT; Fang, M; Ferguson, PL; Garner, LV; Getzinger, GJ; Stapleton, HM, 2014
)
0.4
"The aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR) is a ligand-activated transcription factor that mediates many of the toxic effects of dioxin-like compounds (DLCs) and some polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)."( Zebrafish cardiotoxicity: the effects of CYP1A inhibition and AHR2 knockdown following exposure to weak aryl hydrocarbon receptor agonists.
Brown, DR; Clark, BW; Di Giulio, RT; Garner, LV, 2015
)
0.42
" Therefore, we aimed to determine the toxic effects of PAHs on earthworms."( Determination of biomarkers for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) toxicity to earthworm (Eisenia fetida).
Cho, K; Jeon, HJ; Lee, SE; Mo, HH; Nam, TH; Ok, YS, 2015
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0.42
" Overall these results suggest that under the experimental conditions of our study micro-PS led to direct toxic effects at tissue, cellular and molecular levels, and modulated fluoranthene kinetics and toxicity in marine mussels."( Exposure of marine mussels Mytilus spp. to polystyrene microplastics: Toxicity and influence on fluoranthene bioaccumulation.
Albentosa, M; Cassone, AL; Fabioux, C; Frère, L; González Fernández, C; Guyomarch, J; Hégaret, H; Huvet, A; Lacroix, C; Lambert, C; Le Goïc, N; Paul-Pont, I; Soudant, P; Sussarellu, R, 2016
)
0.85
" The toxic effects of the PFLT treatment on PSII's performance were more pronounced."( Photosynthetic response in wheat plants caused by the phototoxicity of fluoranthene.
Jajoo, A; Tomar, RS, 2019
)
0.75

Pharmacokinetics

ExcerptReferenceRelevance
" The current work examined the validity of the pharmacodynamic approach using AMAP isomers from three different ring systems that were known to exhibit a spectrum of activity against the P388 tumor in vivo."( Evaluation of arylmethylaminopropanediols by a novel in vitro pharmacodynamic assay: correlation with antitumor activity in vivo.
Adams, DJ; Bair, KW; Knick, VC; Tuttle, RL; Watkins, PJ, 1990
)
0.28

Compound-Compound Interactions

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" In this work, aiming at the actual problems that water environment is polluted and human health is threatened by PAHs, surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) combined with Random Forest (RF) calibration models were used to quantitative analysis of phenanthrene and fluoranthene in water."( Quantitative analysis of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in water by surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) combined with Random Forest.
Chen, T; Fu, H; Guo, M; Li, H; Li, M; Tang, H; Zhang, T; Zhang, Y, 2023
)
1.09

Bioavailability

C60 fullerenes may act in similar ways as dissolved organic matter (DOM) by altering the bioavailability of PAHs. Tween 80 exhibited the best solubilization capacity for fluoranthene among three surfactants.

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" Growth of mixed cultures with phenanthrene and fluoranthene solubilized by a nonionic surfactant prior to inoculation was exponential, indicating a high bioavailability of the solubilized hydrocarbons."( Degradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the presence of synthetic surfactants.
Tiehm, A, 1994
)
0.54
" The results suggest that some phytogenic surfactants might improve PAH bioavailability in rhizospheres."( Influence of phytogenic surfactants (quillaya saponin and soya lecithin) on bio-elimination of phenanthrene and fluoranthene by three bacteria.
Haegel, FH; Kleespies, M; Kneifel, H; Papaderos, A; Soeder, CJ; Webb, L, 1996
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0.51
" Bioaccumulation was found to be reduced by changes in bioavailability associated with aging of the PAH-amended soil."( Earthworm and food interactions on bioaccumulation and disappearance in soil of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: studies on phenanthrene and fluoranthene.
Bodt, J; Immerzeel, J; Ma, WC, 1995
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0.49
"Surfactants are known to increase the apparent aqueous solubility of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and may thus be used to enhance the bioavailability and thereby to stimulate the biodegradation of these hydrophobic compounds."( Effect of calcium on the surfactant tolerance of a fluoranthene degrading bacterium.
Karlson, U; Willumsen, PA, 1998
)
0.55
"Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAHs)-degrading bacteria may enhance the bioavailability of PAHs by excreting biosurfactants, by production of extracellular polymeric substances, or by forming biofilms."( Evaluation of bacterial strategies to promote the bioavailability of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
Johnsen, AR; Karlson, U, 2004
)
0.32
" These results demonstrate that PAH sorption and most likely bioavailability are influenced strongly by the presence of BC of different types, while sorption of a nonplanar PCB was affected to a lesser degree."( Sorption of 2,4'-dichlorobiphenyl and fluoranthene to a marine sediment amended with different types of black carbon.
Burgess, RM; Cantwell, MG; Perron, MM; Ryba, SA; Thibodeau, LM; Tien, R, 2004
)
0.59
" Through processes such as deposit-feeding and enhancement of microbial metabolic activity PAHs may be remobilized from the sediment compartment, and either transferred to organisms at higher trophic levels or to the overlying water column, both processes inevitably changing the bioavailability of the PAH."( Influence of biotransformation on trophic transfer of the PAH, fluoranthene.
Forbes, VE; Palmqvist, A; Rasmussen, LJ, 2006
)
0.57
"Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) bioavailability to Hyalella azteca was determined in 97 sediments from six former manufactured-gas plants and two aluminum smelter sites."( Predicting bioavailability of sediment polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons to Hyalella azteca using equilibrium partitioning, supercritical fluid extraction, and pore water concentrations.
Azzolina, NA; Hawthorne, SB; Kreitinger, JP; Neuhauser, EF, 2007
)
0.34
" The vehicle-dependent bioavailability of FLA suggests a need for the judicious selection of vehicles in evaluating oral toxicity studies for risk assessment purposes."( Vehicle-dependent disposition kinetics of fluoranthene in Fisher-344 rats.
Harris, DL; Hood, DB; Ramesh, A, 2008
)
0.61
" Toxic unit analysis based on median lethal concentrations (LC50s) allowed for the comparison of chemical concentrations among treatments, and demonstrated that the bioavailability of some chemicals was reduced in some samples and treatments."( Evaluation of phase II toxicity identification evaluation methods for freshwater whole sediment and interstitial water.
Anderson, BS; Casteline, J; Clark, SL; Hunt, JW; Phillips, BM; Stewart, M; Tjeerdema, RS; Voorhees, JP, 2009
)
0.35
", C60 fullerenes) may act in similar ways as dissolved organic matter (DOM) by altering the bioavailability of PAHs, the objective of this research was to determine the effect of suspended C60 on the photo-induced toxicity of fluoranthene."( Suspended C60 nanoparticles protect against short-term UV and fluoranthene photo-induced toxicity, but cause long-term cellular damage in Daphnia magna.
Edelmann, RE; Oris, JT; Yang, XY, 2010
)
0.79
"The bioavailability of PAHs in sedimentary pore waters can be accurately determined by application of PDMS fibers (without requiring negligible depletion) in the presence of natural DOM with different sorption affinity for PAHs."( Influence of temperature and origin of dissolved organic matter on the partitioning behavior of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
Govers, HA; Haftka, JJ; Parsons, JR, 2010
)
0.36
" These feeds were chosen to generate different levels of PAH bioavailability and cometabolism within the reactors."( PAH fate during the anaerobic digestion of contaminated sludge: Do bioavailability and/or cometabolism limit their biodegradation?
Barret, M; Carrère, H; Delgadillo, L; Patureau, D, 2010
)
0.36
" Tween 80 exhibited the best solubilization capacity for fluoranthene among three surfactants and its bioavailability decreased with an increase in its concentration and its degradation kinetics fit well with the first-order of power index model."( Degradation of fluoranthene by a newly isolated strain of Herbaspirillum chlorophenolicum from activated sludge.
He, GH; Qiu, YP; Shi, XQ; Wu, HY; Wu, JC; Xu, HX; Zhang, JF, 2011
)
0.97
" Although CNTs have a high adsorption capacity for PAHs and these contaminants can co-occur in the environment, few studies have characterized the bioavailability of CNT-adsorbed PAHs to fish."( Influence of carbon nanotubes on the bioavailability of fluoranthene.
Apul, OG; Karanfil, T; Klaine, SJ; Linard, EN; van den Hurk, P, 2015
)
0.66
"Recent studies investigating the influence of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) on the bioavailability of organic contaminants have mostly focused on single-solute systems; however, a more likely scenario in the natural environment is a multisolute system where chemical interactions at the surface of the CNT may alter the bioavailability of these chemicals."( Competitive Adsorption of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons to Carbon Nanotubes and the Impact on Bioavailability to Fathead Minnow (Pimephales promelas).
Karanfil, T; Lee, CM; Linard, EN; van den Hurk, P, 2020
)
0.56
" These findings indicate that omega GST may play an important role in the phase II detoxification of PAHs in polychaete worms, and the persistence and bioavailability of PAHs may depend on benzene rings."( Expression profile of a novel glutathione S-transferase gene in the marine polychaete Perinereis aibuhitensis in short-term responses to phenanthrene, fluoranthene, and benzo[α]pyrene.
Li, D; Ma, X; Wang, L; Wang, Y; Yang, D; Yang, X; Yuan, X; Zhang, A; Zhao, H; Zhou, Y, 2021
)
0.82

Dosage Studied

Microarray was used to identify adult- and juvenile-specific transcript profiles in untreated animals. Dose-response curves based on chemical concentration and light intensity revealed that the order of phytotoxic strength was fluoranthene > pyrene > naphthalene.

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" Dose-response curves based on chemical concentration and light intensity revealed that the order of phytotoxic strength was fluoranthene > pyrene > naphthalene."( Photoinduced toxicity of three polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (fluoranthene, pyrene, and naphthalene) to the duckweed Lemna gibba L. G-3.
Dixon, DG; Greenberg, BM; Huang, XD; McConkey, BJ; Ren, L, 1994
)
0.73
" Liver tumors (nodular hyperplasia) appeared only in FA-treated males but no dose-response relationship was evident."( Induction of lung and liver tumors by fluoranthene in a preweanling CD-1 mouse bioassay.
Busby, WF; Wang, JS, 1993
)
0.56
" However, concomitant exposure to both caused a nonlinear dose-response in cytotoxicity to HaCat cells."( DNA damage produced in HaCaT cells by combined fluoranthene exposure and ultraviolet A irradiation.
Ekunwe, S; Hwang, HM; Yu, H; Zheng, B, 2004
)
0.58
" Dose-response curves for growth inhibition were determined and four concentrations eliciting from "no effect" up to a severe growth inhibition were chosen for further investigation to detect alterations at gene expression level by Real-Time PCR."( Gene regulation in the marine diatom Thalassiosira pseudonana upon exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs).
Bopp, SK; Lettieri, T, 2007
)
0.34
"A series of dose-response experiments was conducted to compare the relative sensitivities of toxicity test protocols using the amphipods Ampelisca abdita and Eohaustorius estuarius."( Relative sensitivities of toxicity test protocols with the amphipods Eohaustorius estuarius and Ampelisca abdita.
Anderson, BS; Clark, S; Hunt, JW; Lowe, S; Phillips, BM; Tjeerdema, RS; Vorhees, J, 2008
)
0.35
" The results indicated that significant dose-response relationship was observed between ABA contents and the concentrations of single fluoranthene and combined pollution of fluoranthene and benzo(a)pyrene, and ABA content responded more intensive to single fluoranthene than to combined treatment."( [Dose-response relationships between endogenous phytohormones of high plant and concentrations of fluoranthene and benzo(a)pyrene in soils].
Li, XY; Song, YF; Sun, TH; Zhou, QX, 2007
)
0.76
" In summary, our findings reiterate that absorption characteristics of FLA were governed by the dose as well as the dosing vehicle."( Vehicle-dependent disposition kinetics of fluoranthene in Fisher-344 rats.
Harris, DL; Hood, DB; Ramesh, A, 2008
)
0.61
" The microarray was used to identify adult- and juvenile-specific transcript profiles in untreated animals and to determine dose-response transcription profiles following exposure to three xenobiotics from different chemical classes: inorganic (the metal cadmium), organic (the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon fluoranthene), and agrochemical (the herbicide atrazine)."( Transcriptome profiling of developmental and xenobiotic responses in a keystone soil animal, the oligochaete annelid Lumbricus rubellus.
Blaxter, ML; Hankard, PK; Hedley, BA; Jonker, MJ; Kille, P; Lister, LJ; Morgan, AJ; Owen, J; Spurgeon, DJ; Stürzenbaum, SR; Svendsen, C; Wren, J, 2008
)
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" Embryos were dosed from 24 to 120 h post-fertilization (hpf) and were analyzed for induction of CYP1 enzymatic activity as measured by the ethoxyresorufin-O-deethylase (EROD) assay, cardiac deformities, and BaP metabolic profile."( Effect of CYP1A inhibition on the biotransformation of benzo[a]pyrene in two populations of Fundulus heteroclitus with different exposure histories.
Di Giulio, RT; Willett, KL; Wills, LP; Zhu, S, 2009
)
0.35
" The freely dissolved concentration in a sample is controlled by passive dosing from silicone (poly(dimethylsiloxane)), and the total sample concentration at equilibrium is measured."( Passive dosing to determine the speciation of hydrophobic organic chemicals in aqueous samples.
Birch, H; Gouliarmou, V; Lützhøft, HC; Mayer, P; Mikkelsen, PS, 2010
)
0.36
" To overcome these, a new experimental approach based on passive dosing is presented."( Dynamic passive dosing for studying the biotransformation of hydrophobic organic chemicals: microbial degradation as an example.
Karlson, UG; Mayer, P; Rein, A; Smith, KE; Trapp, S, 2012
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0.38
" This work also shows the potential of the passive dosing method to obtain conversion factors between total concentrations, which are needed for comparison with water quality criteria, and freely dissolved concentrations, which are more related to toxicity and obtained by the use of most passive samplers."( Partitioning of fluoranthene between free and bound forms in stormwater runoff and other urban discharges using passive dosing.
Birch, H; Lützhøft, HC; Mayer, P; Mikkelsen, PS, 2012
)
0.72
" These modeling results are compared to a more traditional independent-action approach based on the dose-response curves for a single end point at a single time point."( Dynamic modeling of sublethal mixture toxicity in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans.
Cedergreen, N; Gudmundsdóttir, EM; Jager, T, 2014
)
0.4
" We also dosed with benzo[k]fluoranthene (BkF) and showed significant induction of CYP1A activity, with no concurrent increase in CYP3A activity."( A non-destructive BFCOD assay for in vivo measurement of cytochrome P450 3A (CYP3A) enzyme activity in fish embryos and larvae.
Carey, AN; Matson, CW; Oziolor, EM, 2017
)
0.75
" In this study, the effects of sodium alginate (SA) dosage on the characteristics of immobilized bacterial beads were investigated."( Degradation of phenanthrene and fluoranthene in a slurry bioreactor using free and Ca-alginate-immobilized Sphingomonas pseudosanguinis and Pseudomonas stutzeri bacteria.
Ji, F; Tang, H; Wang, B; Xu, X; Yao, X, 2019
)
0.8
[information is derived through text-mining from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Drug Classes (1)

ClassDescription
ortho- and peri-fused polycyclic arene
[compound class information is derived from Chemical Entities of Biological Interest (ChEBI), Hastings J, Owen G, Dekker A, Ennis M, Kale N, Muthukrishnan V, Turner S, Swainston N, Mendes P, Steinbeck C. (2016). ChEBI in 2016: Improved services and an expanding collection of metabolites. Nucleic Acids Res]

Protein Targets (35)

Potency Measurements

ProteinTaxonomyMeasurementAverage (µ)Min (ref.)Avg (ref.)Max (ref.)Bioassay(s)
Chain A, HADH2 proteinHomo sapiens (human)Potency39.81070.025120.237639.8107AID886; AID893
Chain B, HADH2 proteinHomo sapiens (human)Potency39.81070.025120.237639.8107AID886; AID893
Chain A, JmjC domain-containing histone demethylation protein 3AHomo sapiens (human)Potency25.11890.631035.7641100.0000AID504339
LuciferasePhotinus pyralis (common eastern firefly)Potency48.87050.007215.758889.3584AID1224835; AID588342
acid sphingomyelinaseHomo sapiens (human)Potency31.622814.125424.061339.8107AID504937
thioredoxin reductaseRattus norvegicus (Norway rat)Potency35.48130.100020.879379.4328AID588456
AR proteinHomo sapiens (human)Potency13.34850.000221.22318,912.5098AID1259243; AID1259247; AID743035; AID743063
apical membrane antigen 1, AMA1Plasmodium falciparum 3D7Potency25.11890.707912.194339.8107AID720542
aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 family, member A1Homo sapiens (human)Potency39.81070.011212.4002100.0000AID1030
thyroid stimulating hormone receptorHomo sapiens (human)Potency39.81070.001318.074339.8107AID926; AID938
estrogen receptor 2 (ER beta)Homo sapiens (human)Potency10.97030.000657.913322,387.1992AID1259377
nuclear receptor subfamily 1, group I, member 3Homo sapiens (human)Potency21.98440.001022.650876.6163AID1224838; AID1224839; AID1224893
progesterone receptorHomo sapiens (human)Potency36.65020.000417.946075.1148AID1346795
retinoic acid nuclear receptor alpha variant 1Homo sapiens (human)Potency30.77820.003041.611522,387.1992AID1159552; AID1159555
retinoid X nuclear receptor alphaHomo sapiens (human)Potency46.00790.000817.505159.3239AID1159527; AID588544; AID588546
estrogen-related nuclear receptor alphaHomo sapiens (human)Potency31.11530.001530.607315,848.9004AID1224841; AID1224842; AID1259401
pregnane X nuclear receptorHomo sapiens (human)Potency65.14000.005428.02631,258.9301AID1346982
estrogen nuclear receptor alphaHomo sapiens (human)Potency40.99740.000229.305416,493.5996AID743069; AID743075; AID743077; AID743078; AID743079
67.9K proteinVaccinia virusPotency22.38720.00018.4406100.0000AID720579
bromodomain adjacent to zinc finger domain 2BHomo sapiens (human)Potency22.38720.707936.904389.1251AID504333
peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor deltaHomo sapiens (human)Potency47.39350.001024.504861.6448AID588534; AID588535
euchromatic histone-lysine N-methyltransferase 2Homo sapiens (human)Potency3.16230.035520.977089.1251AID504332
aryl hydrocarbon receptorHomo sapiens (human)Potency76.95880.000723.06741,258.9301AID743085
activating transcription factor 6Homo sapiens (human)Potency48.16620.143427.612159.8106AID1159516; AID1159519
nuclear factor of kappa light polypeptide gene enhancer in B-cells 1 (p105), isoform CRA_aHomo sapiens (human)Potency31.271319.739145.978464.9432AID1159509
Histone H2A.xCricetulus griseus (Chinese hamster)Potency126.79300.039147.5451146.8240AID1224845
serine-protein kinase ATM isoform aHomo sapiens (human)Potency35.48130.707925.111941.2351AID485349
chromobox protein homolog 1Homo sapiens (human)Potency50.11870.006026.168889.1251AID540317
potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily H member 2 isoform dHomo sapiens (human)Potency12.58930.01789.637444.6684AID588834
mitogen-activated protein kinase 1Homo sapiens (human)Potency39.81070.039816.784239.8107AID995
nuclear factor NF-kappa-B p105 subunit isoform 1Homo sapiens (human)Potency50.11874.466824.832944.6684AID651749
nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 isoform 1Homo sapiens (human)Potency30.63790.000627.21521,122.0200AID651741; AID720636
lethal(3)malignant brain tumor-like protein 1 isoform IHomo sapiens (human)Potency28.18380.075215.225339.8107AID485360
lethal factor (plasmid)Bacillus anthracis str. A2012Potency15.84890.020010.786931.6228AID912
Guanine nucleotide-binding protein GHomo sapiens (human)Potency4.46681.995325.532750.1187AID624287
[prepared from compound, protein, and bioassay information from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Biological Processes (5)

Processvia Protein(s)Taxonomy
negative regulation of inflammatory response to antigenic stimulusGuanine nucleotide-binding protein GHomo sapiens (human)
renal water homeostasisGuanine nucleotide-binding protein GHomo sapiens (human)
G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathwayGuanine nucleotide-binding protein GHomo sapiens (human)
regulation of insulin secretionGuanine nucleotide-binding protein GHomo sapiens (human)
cellular response to glucagon stimulusGuanine nucleotide-binding protein GHomo sapiens (human)
[Information is prepared from geneontology information from the June-17-2024 release]

Molecular Functions (2)

Processvia Protein(s)Taxonomy
G protein activityGuanine nucleotide-binding protein GHomo sapiens (human)
adenylate cyclase activator activityGuanine nucleotide-binding protein GHomo sapiens (human)
[Information is prepared from geneontology information from the June-17-2024 release]

Ceullar Components (1)

Processvia Protein(s)Taxonomy
plasma membraneGuanine nucleotide-binding protein GHomo sapiens (human)
[Information is prepared from geneontology information from the June-17-2024 release]

Bioassays (21)

Assay IDTitleYearJournalArticle
AID588497High-throughput multiplex microsphere screening for inhibitors of toxin protease, specifically Botulinum neurotoxin light chain F protease, MLPCN compound set2010Current protocols in cytometry, Oct, Volume: Chapter 13Microsphere-based flow cytometry protease assays for use in protease activity detection and high-throughput screening.
AID588497High-throughput multiplex microsphere screening for inhibitors of toxin protease, specifically Botulinum neurotoxin light chain F protease, MLPCN compound set2006Cytometry. Part A : the journal of the International Society for Analytical Cytology, May, Volume: 69, Issue:5
Microsphere-based protease assays and screening application for lethal factor and factor Xa.
AID588497High-throughput multiplex microsphere screening for inhibitors of toxin protease, specifically Botulinum neurotoxin light chain F protease, MLPCN compound set2010Assay and drug development technologies, Feb, Volume: 8, Issue:1
High-throughput multiplex flow cytometry screening for botulinum neurotoxin type a light chain protease inhibitors.
AID588499High-throughput multiplex microsphere screening for inhibitors of toxin protease, specifically Botulinum neurotoxin light chain A protease, MLPCN compound set2010Current protocols in cytometry, Oct, Volume: Chapter 13Microsphere-based flow cytometry protease assays for use in protease activity detection and high-throughput screening.
AID588499High-throughput multiplex microsphere screening for inhibitors of toxin protease, specifically Botulinum neurotoxin light chain A protease, MLPCN compound set2006Cytometry. Part A : the journal of the International Society for Analytical Cytology, May, Volume: 69, Issue:5
Microsphere-based protease assays and screening application for lethal factor and factor Xa.
AID588499High-throughput multiplex microsphere screening for inhibitors of toxin protease, specifically Botulinum neurotoxin light chain A protease, MLPCN compound set2010Assay and drug development technologies, Feb, Volume: 8, Issue:1
High-throughput multiplex flow cytometry screening for botulinum neurotoxin type a light chain protease inhibitors.
AID1347083qHTS for Inhibitors of the Functional Ribonucleoprotein Complex (vRNP) of Lassa (LASV) Arenavirus: Viability assay - alamar blue signal for LASV Primary Screen2020Antiviral research, 01, Volume: 173A cell-based, infectious-free, platform to identify inhibitors of lassa virus ribonucleoprotein (vRNP) activity.
AID588501High-throughput multiplex microsphere screening for inhibitors of toxin protease, specifically Lethal Factor Protease, MLPCN compound set2010Current protocols in cytometry, Oct, Volume: Chapter 13Microsphere-based flow cytometry protease assays for use in protease activity detection and high-throughput screening.
AID588501High-throughput multiplex microsphere screening for inhibitors of toxin protease, specifically Lethal Factor Protease, MLPCN compound set2006Cytometry. Part A : the journal of the International Society for Analytical Cytology, May, Volume: 69, Issue:5
Microsphere-based protease assays and screening application for lethal factor and factor Xa.
AID588501High-throughput multiplex microsphere screening for inhibitors of toxin protease, specifically Lethal Factor Protease, MLPCN compound set2010Assay and drug development technologies, Feb, Volume: 8, Issue:1
High-throughput multiplex flow cytometry screening for botulinum neurotoxin type a light chain protease inhibitors.
AID1745845Primary qHTS for Inhibitors of ATXN expression
AID504812Inverse Agonists of the Thyroid Stimulating Hormone Receptor: HTS campaign2010Endocrinology, Jul, Volume: 151, Issue:7
A small molecule inverse agonist for the human thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor.
AID1347082qHTS for Inhibitors of the Functional Ribonucleoprotein Complex (vRNP) of Lassa (LASV) Arenavirus: LASV Primary Screen - GLuc reporter signal2020Antiviral research, 01, Volume: 173A cell-based, infectious-free, platform to identify inhibitors of lassa virus ribonucleoprotein (vRNP) activity.
AID651635Viability Counterscreen for Primary qHTS for Inhibitors of ATXN expression
AID1347086qHTS for Inhibitors of the Functional Ribonucleoprotein Complex (vRNP) of Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Arenaviruses (LCMV): LCMV Primary Screen - GLuc reporter signal2020Antiviral research, 01, Volume: 173A cell-based, infectious-free, platform to identify inhibitors of lassa virus ribonucleoprotein (vRNP) activity.
AID504810Antagonists of the Thyroid Stimulating Hormone Receptor: HTS campaign2010Endocrinology, Jul, Volume: 151, Issue:7
A small molecule inverse agonist for the human thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor.
AID1159607Screen for inhibitors of RMI FANCM (MM2) intereaction2016Journal of biomolecular screening, Jul, Volume: 21, Issue:6
A High-Throughput Screening Strategy to Identify Protein-Protein Interaction Inhibitors That Block the Fanconi Anemia DNA Repair Pathway.
AID603957Octanol-water partition coefficient, log P of the compound2008European journal of medicinal chemistry, Apr, Volume: 43, Issue:4
QSPR modeling of octanol/water partition coefficient for vitamins by optimal descriptors calculated with SMILES.
AID160321Competition for [3H]benzo[a]pyrene-binding site of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon binding protein (PBP) from mouse liver1990Journal of medicinal chemistry, Feb, Volume: 33, Issue:2
Voronoi binding site model of a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon binding protein.
AID1794808Fluorescence-based screening to identify small molecule inhibitors of Plasmodium falciparum apicoplast DNA polymerase (Pf-apPOL).2014Journal of biomolecular screening, Jul, Volume: 19, Issue:6
A High-Throughput Assay to Identify Inhibitors of the Apicoplast DNA Polymerase from Plasmodium falciparum.
AID1794808Fluorescence-based screening to identify small molecule inhibitors of Plasmodium falciparum apicoplast DNA polymerase (Pf-apPOL).
[information is prepared from bioassay data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Research

Studies (544)

TimeframeStudies, This Drug (%)All Drugs %
pre-199025 (4.60)18.7374
1990's62 (11.40)18.2507
2000's168 (30.88)29.6817
2010's215 (39.52)24.3611
2020's74 (13.60)2.80
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Market Indicators

Research Demand Index: 55.65

According to the monthly volume, diversity, and competition of internet searches for this compound, as well the volume and growth of publications, there is estimated to be very strong demand-to-supply ratio for research on this compound.

MetricThis Compound (vs All)
Research Demand Index55.65 (24.57)
Research Supply Index6.32 (2.92)
Research Growth Index5.04 (4.65)
Search Engine Demand Index91.80 (26.88)
Search Engine Supply Index2.00 (0.95)

This Compound (55.65)

All Compounds (24.57)

Study Types

Publication TypeThis drug (%)All Drugs (%)
Trials0 (0.00%)5.53%
Reviews3 (0.54%)6.00%
Case Studies0 (0.00%)4.05%
Observational0 (0.00%)0.25%
Other551 (99.46%)84.16%
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]