Nitroarenes
Occurrence, Metabolism, and Biological Impact
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Crotonaldehyde and acetaldehyde are mutagenic in S. typhimurium and other systems used for detection of genetic damage (IARC, 1985; 1995; 1999). Crotonaldehyde induces altered liver cell foci, neoplastic nodules,...
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A number of nitropolycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (NO2-PAH) have been identified in environmental sources(1–3). 1-Nitropyrene (1-NP), a representative example, is a bacterial mutagen and an animal tumorigen and h...
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In this paper, we consider the possible role of nitroarenes as causative compounds for human cancer. At the outset, it is important to recognize that adequate data to answer this question are not available. Ho...