title: [Benzo(a)pyrene content of grain and the products of its processing].
abstract: The content of benz(a)pyrene (BP) was studied in the grain, different sorts of flour and in talkan, a Kazakh national food product, prepared from fried grain. It was found that the grain contained 0.33 micrograms/kg of BP, flour--33-58% of that in the grain. The carcinogen content in flour varied with its kind: the highest BP concentration was detected in rye flour, the lowest--in high-quality wheat flour. In talkan, prepared from fried wheat, the content of BP was twice as much compared to the non-fried wheat, due to the intensity of frying. A man, who makes use of talkan during his life, may receive a significant amount of BP which can be conducive to raising the incidence of tumors of the digestive organs, especially of the esophagus.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Karimov
authors.forename: E K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Sarsebekov
authors.forename: L D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Kostenko
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001564:Benzo(a)pyrene / Q000032:analysis*; D001822:Body Burden; D002523:Edible Grain / Q000032:analysis*; D005433:Flour / Q000032:analysis*; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D007623:Kazakhstan
chemical_list: D001564:Benzo(a)pyrene
vernacular_title: O soderzhanii benz(a)pirena v zerne i produktakh ego pererabotki.