Luisa Andronie, I. Pop, V. Mireșan
2014
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HVM Bioflux
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Introduction Naphthol (hydroxynaphthalene or naphthalenol) is a colorless crystalline solid with the molecular formula C10H8O. Naphthols (both 1 and 2 isomers) are fluorescent organic compounds and they can be used as biomarkers for livestock and human exposed to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (Sreekanth et al 2013). 1-Naphthol consists of two fused benzene rings (naphthalene) with an OH group attached to position 1, whereas 2-Naphthol is the other structural isomer in which the OH is attached to position 2. Naphthol is the naphthalene homologue of phenol, with the hydroxyl group being more reactive than in the phenols (Meeker et al 2006). The molecular structures of both isomers are shown in figure1.