Abstract
Recent investigations into the mechanisms of carcinogenesis of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are discussed with major emphasis on the diol epoxide pathway. These investigations are in three principal areas: (1) enantiospecific synthesis of dihydrodiol and diol epoxide metabolites; (2) sitespecific synthesis of PAH-oligonucleotide adducts; and (3) studies of bis−dihydrodiol (i.e. tetrahydrotetraol) and tetraol monoepoxide metabolites.

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