Nitrosamine

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  • nitrosamine
definition
  • Any one of a class of neutral, usually yellow oily compounds containing the divalent group = NNO.
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Abstract from DBPedia
    In organic chemistry, nitrosamines (or more formally N-Nitrosamines) are organic compounds with the chemical structure R2N−N=O, where R is usually an alkyl group. They feature a nitroso group (NO+) bonded to a deprotonated amine. Most nitrosamines are carcinogenic in nonhuman animals. A 2006 systematic review supports a "positive association between nitrite and nitrosamine intake and gastric cancer, between meat and processed meat intake and gastric cancer and oesophageal cancer, and between preserved fish, vegetable and smoked food intake and gastric cancer, but is not conclusive".

    ニトロソアミン (nitrosoamine、nitrosamine) とはアミンの誘導体のうち、アミン窒素上の水素がニトロソ基に置き換わった構造をもつ化合物群のこと。中には発がん性などの生理活性が知られる物質がある。

    (Source: http://dbpedia.org/resource/Nitrosamine)