Nitrosamine formation in human saliva.
Nitrosamines formed when secondary amines were added to normal human saliva. Fractionation of saliva into cells and supernatant showed that factors that accelerated and retarded the nitrosation reaction were both present. Acidification of saliva greatly increased the nitrosamine yield, but differences in nitrosamine yield among saliva fractions were still observable.
D001419:Bacteria / Q000378:metabolism; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D009025:Morpholines / Q000378:metabolism; D009602:Nitrosamines / Q000378:metabolism*; D012463:Saliva / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000382:microbiology
D009025:Morpholines; D009602:Nitrosamines