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nitrosamine
Uses:
- no known industrial use
Epidemiology:
- can be found in processed foods as unintentional by-products of food preparation & processing
- found in processed meats, alcoholic beverages, cosmetics, & cigarette smoke.
Biochemistry:
- formed by a reaction between nitrates or nitrites & certain amines
* structures [2]
Interactions
drug adverse effects of nitrites
General
amine
nitrite
References
- Robles H
Nitrosamines.
in Enncyclopedia of Toxicology. (2ns Ed) 2005
https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/chemical-engineering/nitrosamines
- Beard JC, Swager TM
An Organic Chemist's Guide to N-Nitrosamines: Their Structure, Reactivity, and Role
as Contaminants.
J Org Chem. 2021. 86(3):2037-2057
PMID: 33474939 PMCID: PMC7885798 Free PMC article