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Nitrosamines

Known as: Nitrosamine, Nitrosamines [Chemical/Ingredient] 
A type of chemical found in tobacco products and tobacco smoke. Nitrosamines are also found in many foods, including fish, beer, fried foods, and… 
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1-nitroso-3,5-dimethylpiperazine1-nitroso-5,6-dihydrothymine2-nitrosomethylaminopyridine3-carboxypropyl-(2-propenyl)nitrosamine

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1986
1986
Lung Cancer: Is the Increasing Incidence Due to Radioactive Polonium in Cigarettes?
This paper presents clinical, experimental, and epidemiologic evidence to help explain the rapidly increasing incidence of… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
The nature of nitrosamine denitrosation by rat liver microsomes.
The nature of the denitrosation of nitrosamines by rat liver microsomes was investigated. The rates of NADPH-dependent… 
1982
1982
Metabolic nitrite formation from N-nitrosamines: evidence for a cytochrome P-450 dependent reaction.
Nitrite was formed on incubation of N-nitrosamines with a reconstituted monooxygenase system, consisting of cytochrome P-450 (P… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
A sensitive hepatocyte-mediated assay for the metabolism of nitrosamines to mutagens for mammalian cells.
A sensitive cell-mediated assay has been developed for testing mutagenesis in Chinese hamster V79 cells by carcinogenic… 
1979
1979
Carcinogen-induced abnormalities in rat liver cells and their modification by chemical agents.
Epithelial cells derived from livers of rats bearing diethylnitrosamine-induced hepatocarcinomas were propagated in vitro and… 
1977
1977
Metabolism of acyclic and cyclic N-nitrosamines in cultured human bronchi.
The metabolism of carcinogenic N-nitrosamines was studied in normal-appearing bronchial specimens obtained from 4 patients… 
1976
1976
N-Nitrosamine formation by cultures of several microorganisms
Of 38 pure cultures of microorganisms tested, only one, Pseudomonas stutzeri, was capable of forming dimethylnitrosamine from… 
1976
1976
Distribution of some volatile nitrosamines in cooked bacon.
Bacon was fried in the normal UK domestic manner, and the rashers, the cooked-out fat and the vapour were analysed for N… 
Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
Strand breakage in rat liver DNA and its repair following administration of cyclic nitrosamines.
Sedimentation of hepatic DNA in neutral and alkaline sucrose gradients has been used to detect double- and single-strand “breaks… 
1970
1970
Separation and detection of volatile and non-volatile N-nitrosamines.
The detection of small concentrations of N-nitrosamines in biological materials requires their prior selective extraction and…