Preferred Label : Nitrosamine Metabolism;
NCIt definition : Nitrosamine Metabolism involves important cellular biochemical detoxification reactions
that chemically modify the N-nitroso derivatives of secondary amines, formed by the
combination of nitrates with amines. Some nitrosamines show carcinogenic activity;
under certain conditions, nitrite-containing foods can form nitrosamines.;
Origin ID : C20137;
UMLS CUI : C1518339;
Semantic type(s)
- biological_process_has_initiator_chemical_or_drug
- biological_process_is_part_of_process
