Semicarbazide is non-specific as a marker metabolite to reveal nitrofurazone abuse as it can form under Hofmann conditions

Food Additives and Contaminants - Part A Chemistry, Analysis, Control, Exposure and Risk Assessment

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 47-56

  Bendall, Justin G ^a  

^a FONTERRA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

5 nitro 2 furaldehyde; Chlorourea; Dairy; Hofmann reaction; Hydroxyurea; Hypochlorite; Ion exchange; Nitrofurazone; Peroxyacetic acid; Semicarbazide; Urea

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CARBAMYLHYDRAZINE; DISINFECTANT AGENT; HYPOCHLOROUS ACID; NITROFURAL; SEMICARBAZIDE DERIVATIVE; UREA; 5 NITRO 2 FURALDEHYDE; HYDROXYUREA; HYPOCHLORITE; MONOCHLORAMINE; PERACETIC ACID; SEMICARBAZIDE;

ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; MILK; PH; PROCEDURES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; VETERINARY; ANIMAL FOOD; ANION EXCHANGE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRY PRODUCT; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD PROCESSING; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WHEY;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DISINFECTANTS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; HYPOCHLOROUS ACID; MILK; NITROFURAZONE; SEMICARBAZIDES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; UREA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 59049090757     PISSN: 19440049     EISSN: 19440057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02652030802190276     Document Type: Article

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