Secondary Amines In Food

Nitrite and nitrosamine intake are associated with risk of gastric cancer and oesophageal cancer.

Secondary amines in food. 4 5 min from sample injection because of the large difference in concentration between dma and the other amines. Opinion on nitrosamines and secondary amines in cosmetic products 6 marketed by a norwegian company. They are involved in nearly every step of dna rna and protein synthesis and regulate the. Polyamines are essential for cell proliferation growth renewal and metabolism.

Nitrosamines are produced by the reaction of nitrites and secondary amines. Seeds linseed pumpkin sesame sunflower. Secondary amines in printing inks for food packaging regulation ec no 1935 2004 provides that materials and articles which in the finished product state are intended to come into contact or are brought into contact with foodstuffs and are intended for that purpose do not transfer their constituents to food in quantities. Physiological importance of amines.

Amines in the extract were readily converted into the corresponding nbd amines by reaction with 7 chloro 4 nitrobenzo oxa 1 3 diazole nbd chloride under alkaline conditions. Secondary 2 amines secondary amines have two organic substituents alkyl aryl or both bound to the nitrogen together with one hydrogen. Important representatives include dimethylamine while an example of an aromatic amine would be diphenylamine. If you are not sure about a food check with the manufacturer.

The secondary amines in a food sample were extracted with 0 05n hydrochloric acid. Food product information contained in this resource was up to date at the time of revision. These are secondary aminoalkylamines meaning that strictly speaking they are neither alkylamines nor are they secondary alkanolamines and hence should not be covered by entry 411 of annex ii although by definition as secondary. Secondary amines arise by the degradation of proteins food.

High in amines very high in amines nuts almond brazil chestnut hazelnut macadamia peanut pecan pine pistachio walnut. The amines in the distillate are nitrosated with sodium nitrite in acid solution at 30 c for 30min. The nitrosamines formed are extracted with methylene chloride being. Secondary amines were quantitatively ex tracted from food samples by extraction twice with 0 05 m hydrochloric acid.

Nitrites are used as food preservatives e g. Tertiary 3 amines in tertiary. Glória in encyclopedia of food sciences and nutrition second edition 2003. The secondary amines in a food sample are extracted with trichloroacetic acid the extract is distilled in vacuum under alkaline condition.

2b d show the chromatograms obtained from several food samples. Food cabbage juice extractionwith 10 trichloro aceticacid precolumnderiva tizationwithdan sylchloride 20min 40 c 250mm 8 mm 4µm nucleosilc18 methanol acetonitrile water ϕr 2 1 1 uv 254nm 2 10 various amines cheese extractionwith 0 1m hydrochloric acid postcolumn derivatizationwith o phthaldialdehyde 300mm 3 9 mm 10µm µ.