National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: February 23, 2024
Preferred Name

Nitrosamine

Synonyms

Nitrosamine

Nitrosamines

nitrosamine

NITROSAMINE

Definitions

Any of a class of organic compounds with the general formula R2NNO or RNHNO, present in various foods and other products and found to be carcinogenic in laboratory animals. (dictionary.com)

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C698

ALT_DEFINITION

A type of chemical found in tobacco products and tobacco smoke. Nitrosamines are also found in many foods, including fish, beer, fried foods, and meats. Some nitrosamines cause cancer in laboratory animals and may increase the risk of certain types of cancer in humans.

CAS_Registry

35576-91-1

CHEBI_ID

CHEBI:35803

code

C698

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C63923

Contributing_Source

FDA

DEFINITION

Any of a class of organic compounds with the general formula R2NNO or RNHNO, present in various foods and other products and found to be carcinogenic in laboratory animals. (dictionary.com)

FDA_UNII_Code

LGB75A6POH

FULL_SYN

Nitrosamine

Nitrosamines

nitrosamine

NITROSAMINE

label

Nitrosamine

Legacy Concept Name

Nitrosamines

NSC Number

223080

Preferred_Name

Nitrosamine

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C698

Semantic_Type

Organic Chemical

Chemical Viewed Structurally

UMLS_CUI

C0028197

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C1916

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