Difference between revisions of "Acrylamide"
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| − | "Acrylamide probably constitutes a higher human risk than HCAs since the intake is about a 100- to 1000-fold higher than the intake of [http://www.waiwiki.org/index.php/Heterocyclic_Amines_(HCA) HCAs] [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15668112] | + | Acrylamide is a known neurotoxin and carcinogen. Its industrially produced for various purposes (eg production of paper and dyes). Amides are derivates of amines or ammonia. |
| + | Acrylamide decomposes in the presence of acids, bases and oxidizing agents, rendering ammonia or nitrogen oxides. | ||
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| + | ''"Acrylamide probably constitutes a higher human risk than HCAs since the intake is about a 100- to 1000-fold higher than the intake of [http://www.waiwiki.org/index.php/Heterocyclic_Amines_(HCA) HCAs]'' [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15668112] | ||
A food additive, AF-2,2-(2-furyl)-3-(5-nitro-2-furyl) acrylamide, was first demonstrated to be mutagenic in Escherichia coli WP-2 and then proved to be carcinogenic in experimental animals. [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7341982] | A food additive, AF-2,2-(2-furyl)-3-(5-nitro-2-furyl) acrylamide, was first demonstrated to be mutagenic in Escherichia coli WP-2 and then proved to be carcinogenic in experimental animals. [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7341982] | ||
Revision as of 14:29, 24 November 2012
Acrylamide is a known neurotoxin and carcinogen. Its industrially produced for various purposes (eg production of paper and dyes). Amides are derivates of amines or ammonia. Acrylamide decomposes in the presence of acids, bases and oxidizing agents, rendering ammonia or nitrogen oxides.
"Acrylamide probably constitutes a higher human risk than HCAs since the intake is about a 100- to 1000-fold higher than the intake of HCAs [1]
A food additive, AF-2,2-(2-furyl)-3-(5-nitro-2-furyl) acrylamide, was first demonstrated to be mutagenic in Escherichia coli WP-2 and then proved to be carcinogenic in experimental animals. [2]
