Sorbate-nitrite interactions: Acetonitrile oxide as an alkylating agent

Chemical Research in Toxicology

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1320-1324

  Pérez Prior, M Teresa ^a   Gómez Bombarelli, Rafael ^a   González Pérez, Marina ^a   Manso, José A ^a   García Santos, M Pilar ^a   Calle, Emilio ^a   Casado, Julio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 (4 NITROBENZYL)PYRIDINE; ACETONITRILE DERIVATIVE; ACETONITRILE OXIDE; ALKYLATING AGENT; DIOXANE; ETHYLNITROLIC ACID; NITRITE; SORBIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALKYLATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYDROLYSIS; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING;

ACETONITRILES; ALKYLATING AGENTS; DNA DAMAGE; KINETICS; NITRITES; PYRIDINES; SORBIC ACID;

EID: 67651002872     PISSN: 0893228X     EISSN: 15205010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/tx9001226     Document Type: Article

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