What is "acetoxyacetylaminofluorene"

n. (context organic compound English) The carcinogenic compound ''N-(acetyloxy)-N-9H-fluoren-2-yl-acetamide'' that forms DNA adducts with guanine

Acetoxyacetylaminofluorene is a derivative of 2-acetylaminofluorene used as a biochemical tool in the study of carcinogenesis. It forms adducts with DNA by reacting with guanine at its C-8 position.; This results in breaks in one strand of the DNA.