Formation of semicarbazide (SEM) in food by hypochlorite treatment: Is SEM a specific marker for nitrofurazone abuse?

Food Additives and Contaminants

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 526-537

  Hoenicke, Katrin ^a   Gatermann, R ^a   Hartig, L ^a   Mandix, M ^a   Otte, S ^a  

^a Eurofins Medinet Inc   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bleaching Carrageenan; Disinfections; Free and tissue bound semicarbazide; Hypochlorite; Nitrofuran metabolite; Nitrofurazone; Nitrogen compounds

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; CARRAGEENAN; CHLORINE; CREATINE; DRUG METABOLITE; HYPOCHLORITE; ILLICIT DRUG; NITROFURAL; NITROGEN DERIVATIVE; SEMICARBAZIDE; UREA; VETERINARY DRUG;

ALGA; ARTICLE; BLEACHING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DERIVATIZATION; DISINFECTION; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; EGG; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD PROCESSING; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHRIMP; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ALGAE; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CARCINOGENS; CRANGONIDAE; DISINFECTANTS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; HUMANS; HYPOCHLOROUS ACID; NITROFURAZONE; SEMICARBAZIDES; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION;

ALGAE;

EID: 3042815785     PISSN: 0265203X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02652030410001712484     Document Type: Article

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