Term Name: carcinogenic agent
Synonyms: agente carcinogeno, cancerigene, cancerogene, carcinogen, carcinogene, carcinogenic agents, carcinogeno, carcinogens
Definition: A role played by a chemical compound which is known to induce a process of carcinogenesis by corrupting normal cellular pathways, leading to the acquistion of tumoral capabilities.
Ontology: ChEBI [CHEBI:50903]  ( EBI )

Relationships
is a type of: aetiopathogenetic role
inverse has_role: (trichloromethyl)benzene 1,1-dichloroethene 1,1-dimethylhydrazine 1,2-dibromoethane 1,2-dimethylhydrazine 1,2-naphthoquinone 1,3-benzothiazole-2-thiol 1,4-dioxane 1-methylnaphthalene 1-nitropyrene 2,4,6-trichlorophenol 2,6-dichlorobenzoquinone 2,6-dimethylaniline 2-(acetoxyamino)-3-methylimidazo[4,5-f]quinoline 2-acetamidofluorene 2-aminoacetyl fluoride 2-ethylhexyl sulfate 2-hydroxy-17beta-estradiol 2-naphthylamine 2-nitroanisole 2-nitrofluorene 2-nitropropane 2-nitrotoluene 3,6-diamino-10-methylacridinium chloride 3,6-diamino-10-methylacridinium chloride.HCl 3,6-diaminoacridine 3,6-diaminoacridine dihydrochloride 3,6-diaminoacridine monohydrochloride 3-methyl-3H-imidazo[4,5-f]quinolin-2-amine 3-methyl-4'-dimethylaminoazobenzene 3-methylcholanthrene 4'-(4-fluorophenyl)acetanilide 4,4'-diaminoazobenzene 4,4'-diaminodiphenylmethane 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanol 4-[(2,4-dimethylphenyl)diazenyl]-3-hydroxynaphthalene-2,7-disulfonic acid 4-hydroxy-8-methoxyquinaldic acid 4-hydroxyestrone 4-methylcatechol 4-methylimidazole 4-nitroquinoline N-oxide 4-vinylcyclohexene dioxide 5-methoxyindole-3-acetic acid 6-propyl-2-thiouracil 7,12-dimethyltetraphene 19-bromoaplysiatoxin acetaldehyde acid red 26 acriflavinium chloride acriflavinium monochloride acrylamide acrylonitrile aflatoxin B1 aflatoxin Q1 aplysiatoxin arecoline hydrobromide aristolochic acid A aristolochic acid B aristolochic acid C aristolochic acid D aristolochic acids Aroclor 1254 azathioprine benzene benzidine benzo[a]pyrene benzo[e]pyrene benzoyl chloride beryllium atom beryllium dichloride beryllium oxide biphenyl-4-amine bis(2-chloroethyl) sulfide bis(chloromethyl) ether bromoethane busulfan buta-1,3-diene cadmium acetate cadmium nitrate cadmium nitrate tetrahydrate cadmium oxide chlorambucil chlorendic acid chloroethene chloroform cobalt(2+) sulfate heptahydrate colibactin cyclophosphamide cyclophosphamide hydrate cyclosporin A dacarbazine DDT debromoaplysiatoxin diazomethane dichloromethane dicyclanil dieldrin diethyl sulfate diethylstilbestrol dihydrosterigmatocystin DL-ethionine estragole ethyl methanesulfonate formaldehyde fumonisin B1 fumonisin B2 furan GW 501516 hexachlorobenzene hexachloroethane hydroquinone ICR 340 iron(III) nitrilotriacetate L-ethionine lead chromate malachite green MeIQx melphalan methapyrilene methapyrilene hydrochloride methyl methanesulfonate methylarsonous acid musk xylene N,N-bis(2-hydroxypropyl)nitrosamine N-(2,6-diethylphenyl)-2-chloroacetamide N-2-fluorenylphthalamic acid N-acetoxy-2-acetamidofluorene N-butyl-N-(3-carboxypropyl)nitrosamine N-butyl-N-(4-hydroxybutyl)nitrosamine N-ethyl-N-(2-hydroxyethyl)nitrosamine N-ethyl-N-nitrosourea N-hydroxy-4-aminobiphenyl N-hydroxy-MeIQx N-hydroxy-PhIP N-methyl-N-nitrosourea N-methyl-N-pentylnitrosamine N-nitrobis(2-hydroxypropyl)amine N-nitroso-N-methyl-4-aminobutyric acid N-nitrosodiethylamine N-nitrosomorpholine N-nitrosopiperidine N-nitrososarcosine nafenopin naphthalene naphthalene-1,5-diamine nickel subsulfide nitrilotriacetic acid nitrosobis(2-oxopropyl)amine nitrosocarbaryl o-toluidine ochratoxin A oxoplatinum patulin perfluorooctanoic acid phenazopyridine phenazopyridine hydrochloride PhIP phorbol 13-acetate 12-myristate phosphane polycyclic arene Pontamine sky blue 5B Pontamine sky blue 5B (acid form) potassium chromate rac-1,2-dichloropropane riddelliine riddelliine N-oxide rosanilin rosanilin free base semustine sodium arsenite sodium chromate sodium dihydrogen arsenate sodium nitrilotriacetate Sudan III Sudan IV sulfamethazine tannic acid tetraconazole thiamethoxam toxaphene trichloroacetic acid tris(2,3-dibromopropyl) phosphate trypan blue versicolorin A