The oesophagus or food pipe is part of the digestive system. It is also sometimes called the gullet. It is the tube that carries food from your mouth to your stomach. It is about 26cm (10.5 inches) long in adults.
Benzo[a]pyrene is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon found in coal tar with the formula C 20 H 12. Its metabolites are mutagenic and highly carcinogenic, and it is listed as a Group 1 carcinogen by the IARC.The compound is one of the benzopyrenes, formed by a benzene ring fused to pyrene, and is the result of incomplete combustion at temperatures between 300 Â°C (572 Â°F) and 600 Â°C (1,112 Â°F).roperly speaking, benzo[ a ]pyrene is a procarcinogen, meaning that the mechanism of carcinogenesis of benzo[ a ]pyrene depends on enzymatic metabolism of benzo[ a ]pyrene to the ultimate mutagen, benzo[ a ]pyrene diol epoxide, pictured above at right.
Not to be confused with Catechin, also sometimes called catechol. Also not to be confused with the taxonomic umbrella-term Catch-all of a type or genus. Catechol, also known as pyrocatechol or 1,2-dihydroxybenzene, is an organic compound with the molecular formula C 6 H 4 (OH) 2.It is the ortho isomer of the three isomeric benzenediols.This colorless compound occurs naturally in trace amounts.The name catechol has also been used as a chemical class name, where it refers generally to the catechins .).