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N-nitroso compounds (NOC) and NOC precursors (NOCP) were determined in extracts offood and tobacco products. Following Walters' method, NOC were decomposed to NO with refluxingHBr/HCl/HOAc/EtOAc and NO was measured by chemiluminescence. NOC were determined aftersulfamic acid treatment to destroy
nitrite, and NOCP were determined after treatment with 110mM
nitrite and then sulfamic acid. Analysis without HBr gave results
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20% of those with HBr.This NOC method was efficient for nitrosamines but not nitrosoureas. The standard nitrosation fordetermining NOCP gave high yields for readily nitrosated amines, including 1-deoxy-1-fructosylvaline, but not for simple amines, dipeptides, and alkylureas. Mean NOC and NOCP results were(respectively, in
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mol/kg of product) 5.5 and 2700 for frankfurters, 0.5 and 660 for fresh meat, 5.8and 5800 for salted, dried fish, and 660 and 2900 for chewing tobacco (all for aqueous extracts) and220 and 20000 nmol/cigarette for MeCN extracts of cigarette smoke filter pads.Keywords:
N-Nitroso compounds; nitrosation; thermal energy analysis; frankfurters; meat; salted,dried fish; sauces; tobacco; cigarette smoke