Sakamoto M, Kobayashi S, Nakano M, Negishi T
Sci Total Environ. 1984 Aug 1;37(2-3):247-51. doi: 10.1016/0048-9697(84)90100-1.
Soybean seeds (Glycine max) were grown in soil containing 10 ppm of benzo[a]pyrene (BaP). After 76 days growth, three kinds of quinones, namely BaP-1,6-, 3,6- and 6,12-quinones, were isolated and identified. However, the formative mechanism of the quinones in leaves has yet to be determined.
