7,12-DimethyIbenz(a)anthracene, a carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon compound, significantly en hanced the transplantability and stimulated the growth of a pituitary tumor in rats. Estrogen was less effective than 7,12-dimethylbenz(a)anthracne. The combination of 7,12dimethylbenz(a)anthracene and estrogen showed a synergistic effect. Hormone production by the tumor was not impaired by...

Peptides that specifically bind to the simplest polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, naphthalene, were obtained by affinity-based screening using a phage-displayed peptide library. The identified peptide with a β-turn structure showed specific binding to naphthalene present not only on substrates but also in aqueous solutions.

Advenella kashmirensis strain W13003 is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH)-degrading bacterium isolated from PAH-contaminated marine sediments. Here, we report the 4.8-Mb draft genome sequence of this strain, which will provide insights into the diversity of A. kashmirensis and the mechanism of PAH degradation in the marine environment.

In the past decade, Deepwater Horizon oil spill triggered a spike in investigatory effort on effects of crude chemicals, most notably polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), marine organisms and ecosystems. Oysters, susceptible to both waterborne sediment-bound contaminants due their filter-feeding sessile nature, have become great interest among scientists as bioindicator model organism for r...