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Genotoxicity assessment of 4-methylimidazole: regulatory perspectives

4-Methylimidazole (4-MI) is formed as a result of the Maillard reaction process, and therefore is found in many foods and beverages. It is also found in soft drinks (i.e., cola) as a by-product in the production of some caramel colors. NTP bioassays revealed clear evidence of lung carcinogenicity of...

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Autores principales: Morita, Takeshi, Uneyama, Chikako
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5088675/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27822321
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s41021-016-0050-z