Semicarbazide formation in azodicarbonamide-treated flour: A model study

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 52, Issue 18, 2004, Pages 5730-5734

  Becalski, Adam ^a   Lau, Benjamin P Y ^a   Lewis, David ^a   Seaman, Stephen W ^a  

^a FOOD RESEARCH DIVISION   (Canada)

Author keywords

2 nitrobenzaldehyde; Azodicarbonamide; Flour; LC MS MS; Semicarbazide

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ACETONITRILE; AMMONIUM FORMATE; AZOFORMAMIDE; BENZALDEHYDE DERIVATIVE; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; METHANOL; PENTANE; SEMICARBAZIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UREA DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DECOMPOSITION; DERIVATIZATION; DESICCATION; FLOUR; HEAT TREATMENT; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HYDROLYSIS; ISOTOPE DILUTION ASSAY; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 4444240038     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf0495385     Document Type: Article

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