Formation of flavorant-propylene Glycol Adducts with Novel Toxicological Properties in Chemically Unstable E-Cigarette Liquids

Nicotine and Tobacco Research

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2019, Pages 1248-1258

  Erythropel, Hanno C ^a,b   Jabba, Sairam V ^b,c   Dewinter, Tamara M ^b,d   Mendizabal, Melissa ^a   Anastas, Paul T ^a,d,e   Jordt, Sven E ^b,c   Zimmerman, Julie B ^a,b,d  

^a Yale University   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Yale School of the Environment   (United States)

^e YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLAVORING AGENT; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; TRANSIENT RECEPTOR POTENTIAL CHANNEL A1; TRPA1 PROTEIN, HUMAN; TRPV1 PROTEIN, HUMAN; VANILLOID RECEPTOR;

ADVERSE EVENT; ANALYSIS; DOSE RESPONSE; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HEK293 CELL LINE; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PROCEDURES; TOBACCO; TOXICITY; VAPING;

CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTRONIC NICOTINE DELIVERY SYSTEMS; FLAVORING AGENTS; HEK293 CELLS; HUMANS; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; TOBACCO PRODUCTS; TRPA1 CATION CHANNEL; TRPV CATION CHANNELS; VAPING;

EID: 85071581367     PISSN: 14622203     EISSN: 1469994X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ntr/nty192     Document Type: Article

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