Mutagenic activity of nitrosated foods in an area with a high risk for stomach cancer.
In a search for possible sources of mutagens in human foods, a study was made of six common foods in the diet of a population at high risk for gastric cancer (in Nariño, Colombia). No mutagenic activity was demonstrated in nonnitrosated foods. After nitrosation, only one of the foods, fava beans, demonstrated a mutagenic effect. This effect was direct and concentrated in the germ and pulp of the beans.
D002273:Carcinogens; D003105:Colombia; D005504:Food Analysis; D006801:Humans; D009153:Mutagens / Q000032:analysis*; D009566:Nitrates / Q000032:analysis*; D009573:Nitrites / Q000032:analysis*; D009603:Nitroso Compounds / Q000032:analysis*; D012306:Risk; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*
D002273:Carcinogens; D009153:Mutagens; D009566:Nitrates; D009573:Nitrites; D009603:Nitroso Compounds