polycyclic

Chrysene is a high-molecular-weight polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) with strong persistence and carcinogenicity. It is commonly used for establishing liver cancer models.

DMBA (7,12-Dimethylbenz[a]anthracene) is a carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) that can be used to induce animal models of leukemia, liver cancer, breast cancer, skin cancer, and lung cancer. It is also capable of inducing programmed cell death (apoptosis) in A20.1 murine B-cell lymphoma.