Occurrence of the nitrosamide precursor pyrrolidin-(2)-one in food and tobacco

Autor: R. Preussmann, Bertold Spiegelhalder, P. Mende, D. Ziebarth
Rok vydání: 1994
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Zdroj: Carcinogenesis. 15:733-737
ISSN: 1460-2180
0143-3334
DOI: 10.1093/carcin/15.4.733
Popis: Pyrrolidinone was identified in food and tobacco samples by gas chromatography combined with NO-specific chemiluminescence detection (TEA). Up to 77 mg/kg pyrrolidinone were detected in cocoa powders, coffee, coffee surrogates, dried vegetables and tobacco leaves. When treated with excess nitrite under acidic conditions, N-nitrosopyrrolidinone was formed in concentrations up to 44 mg/kg. The nitrosation characteristics of pyrrolidinone indicate its possible conversion to nitrosopyrrolidinone under conditions of the gastric tract.
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