Comparative analysis of tobacco-specific nitrosamines and total N-nitroso compounds in Moldovan cigarette tobacco

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 53, Issue 20, 2005, Pages 8082-8086

  Stepanov, Irina ^a   Hecht, Stephen S ^a   Mirvish, Sidney S ^b   Gonta, Maria ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c MOLDOVA STATE UNIVERSITY   (Moldova)

Author keywords

Moldovan tobacco; Tobacco specific nitrosamines; Total N nitroso compounds

Indexed keywords

NITROSAMINE; NITROSO DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MOLDOVA; TOBACCO;

MOLDOVA; NITROSAMINES; NITROSO COMPOUNDS; TOBACCO;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 27144446149     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf050747e     Document Type: Article

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