1-Hydroxyphenanthrene

1-Hydroxyphenanthrene is a phenanthrol and a human metabolite of phenanthrene that can be detected in urine of persons exposed to PAHs.^[1]

1-Hydroxyphenanthrene

Names
Preferred IUPAC name Phenanthren-1-ol
Other names 1-Phenanthrenol 1-Phenanthrol 1-hydroxy-phenanthrene
Identifiers
CAS Number	2433-56-9 Y
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChemSpider	88945
PubChem CID	98490
UNII	Y1FTF7MUY7 Y
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID90872758
SMILES C1=CC=C2C(=C1)C=CC3=C2C=CC=C3O
Properties
Chemical formula	C14H10O
Molar mass	194.233 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

It can also be used as a marker for PAH pollution measured in marine fish bile.^[2]

The model fungus Cunninghamella elegans produces, in the case of the biodegradation of phenanthrene, a glucoside conjugate of 1-hydroxyphenanthrene (phenanthrene 1-O-beta-glucose).^[3]

Relationship with smoking

Highly significant differences and dose-response relationships with regard to cigarettes smoked per day were found for 2-, 3- and 4-hydroxyphenanthrene and 1-hydroxypyrene, but not for 1-hydroxyphenanthrene.^[4]