Occurrence of preformed volatile nitrosamines in preparations of some Nigerian medicinal plants: A preliminary report

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 551-554

  Atawodi, S E ^a  

^a AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Cancer etiology; Ethnomedicine; Medicinal plants; N Nitrosamines; Traditional medicine

Indexed keywords

1 NITROSOPIPERIDINE; ACACIA CAMPYLACENTHA EXTRACT; ANNONIA SENEGALENSIS EXTRACT; ANOGEISSUS LEOCARPUS EXTRACT; AZADIRACHTA INDICA EXTRACT; BOSWELLIA DALZIELLI EXTRACT; BUTYRSPORUM PARADOXUM EXTRACT; CARISSA EDULIS EXTRACT; COMBRETUM EXTRACT; DETARIUM MICROCARPUM EXTRACT; DIBUTYLNITROSAMINE; DIISOPROPYLNITROSAMINE; DIMETHYLNITROSAMINE; DIOSPYROS MESPILIFORMIS EXTRACT; ERYTHRINA SENEGALENSIS EXTRACT; ETHYLMETHYLNITROSAMINE; FICUS SYCOMORUS EXTRACT; GARDENIA ERUBESCENS EXTRACT; GUIERA SENEGALENSIS EXTRACT; INDIGOFERA ARRECTA EXTRACT; KHAYA SENEGALENSIS EXTRACT; MAYTENUS SENEGALENSIS EXTRACT; N BENZYL N METHYLNITROSAMINE; N NITROSOPYRROLIDINE; NAUCLEA LATIFOLIA EXTRACT; NITROSAMINE; NITROSOMORPHOLINE; PARKIA CLAPPERTONIANA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ANALYZER; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HERBAL MEDICINE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN;

CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; DIFFERENTIAL THERMAL ANALYSIS; DIMETHYLNITROSAMINE; DRUG CONTAMINATION; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; NIGERIA; NITRATES; NITRITES; NITROSAMINES; PLANT PREPARATIONS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; REFERENCE STANDARDS;

EID: 0037399894     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-6915(02)00304-6     Document Type: Article

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