Toxicity and metabolism of nitroalkanes and substituted nitroalkanes

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 763-779

  Smith, David J ^a   Anderson, Robin C ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN PLAINS AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

metabolism; nitroalkanes; toxicity

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EVENTS; ANAEROBIC METHANE; CARBOXYMETHYL; END POINTS; HUMAN PATHOGENS; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NITRO-COMPOUNDS; NITROALKANES; SYNTHETIC INTERMEDIATES;

AMINO ACIDS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PARAFFINS; PHYSIOLOGY; TOXICITY;

METABOLISM;

3 NITROPROPANOL; 3 NITROPROPIONIC ACID; 3-NITROPROPANOL; 3-NITROPROPIONIC ACID; ALKANE; NITRO DERIVATIVE; PROPANOL; PROPIONIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; HUMAN; METABOLISM; REVIEW;

ALKANES; ANIMALS; HUMANS; NITRO COMPOUNDS; PROPANOLS; PROPIONATES;

ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA SP.; SHIGELLA;

EID: 84873121714     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: 15205118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf3039583     Document Type: Review

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