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Nitrosamine Formation

Nitrosamine Formation is a chemical reaction process in which nitrosating agents react with secondary amines under specific conditions to produce nitrosamines, a class of potentially carcinogenic compounds, particularly in processed foods, pharmaceuticals, or industrial settings.

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Possible Relevance of O–6 Alkylation of Deoxyguanosine to the Mutagenicity and Carcinogenicity of Nitrosamines and Nitrosamides

A. Loveless · Nature · 1969 · 948 citations

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Nitrosamines as Environmental Carcinogens

William Lijinsky, Samuel S. Epstein · Nature · 1970 · 674 citations

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Formation of <i>N</i>-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) from Dimethylamine during Chlorination

William A. Mitch, David L. Sedlak · Environmental Science & Technology · 2001 · 596 citations

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Betel-quid and areca-nut chewing and some areca-nut derived nitrosamines.

PubMed · 2004 · 557 citations

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Ascorbate-Nitrite Reaction: Possible Means of Blocking the Formation of Carcinogenic <i>N</i> -Nitroso Compounds

Sidney S. Mirvish, Lawrence Wallcave, Michael Eagen et al. · Science · 1972 · 500 citations

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    Stephen S. Hecht

    University of Minnesota, United States

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    William Lijinsky

    Cancer Research Center, United States

    28 publications · 2.1K citations

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    Helmut Bartsch

    Centre international de recherche sur le cancer, France

    30 publications · 1.7K citations

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    William A. Mitch

    Stanford University, United States

    22 publications · 2.3K citations

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    R. Preußmann

    German Cancer Research Center, Germany

    29 publications · 824 citations

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  1. Institute for Cancer Prevention

    Valhalla, United States

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  2. Centre international de recherche sur le cancer

    Lyon, France

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    Bethesda, United States

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    Heidelberg, Germany

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    Heidelberg, Germany

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  6. University of Nebraska Medical Center

    Omaha, United States

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    59 publications

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  7. Cancer Research Center

    Columbia, United States

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    Cambridge, United States

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    Repository · 172 publications · 8.5K citations

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  2. Carcinogenesis

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