2-아세틸아미노플루오렌

용도N-(2-Fluorenyl)acetamide (2-Acetamidofluorene, 2-AAF), a genotoxic carcinogen, is used to induce liver cancer in animal models such as the 2-AAF/partial hepatectomy rat. 2-AAF may be used to study the mechanism of liver carcinogenesis and as a reference material during its identification or quantitation.

일반 설명White powder or light beige solid.

생산 방법2-Acetylaminofluorene is produced for research purposes only with an estimated U.S. annual usage of less than 20 lb. It was originally developed as a possible insecticide but has never been used for this purpose after discovery of its carcinogenicity. It is now almost exclusively used in the laboratory studies as a model carcinogen and mutagen.