• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• v.14 no.1
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• pp.168-170
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• 2005

The myeolchi-jeot samples were divided into different groups with or without the supplementation with biogenic amines. Subsequently, the samples were placed in an oven at $80^{\circ}C$ for 1 hr to allow the chemical reaction to proceed, and then were analyzed for N-nitrosamine contents using GC-TEA. N-nitrosamine was not detected in any of the myeolchi-jeot samples which had been treated with/without sodium nitrite. On the other hand, the yield of N-nitrosopyrrolidine from 1,000 mg/kg of putrescine and spermidine in the myeolchi-jeot samples (treated with 5 mg/kg of sodium nitrite) was 0.002 and 0.014%, respectively. N-nitrosamine was not produced from any other biogenic amines like, histamine, tyramine, cadaverine and spermine. In addition, curing and heating were the factors which influenced the formation of N-nitrosamine during the nitrosation of biogenic polyamines. For the formation of N-nitrosamine in the food systems, treatment with sodium nitrite and heating at appropriate temperature along with the satisfied supplementation of biogenic polyamines are required.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.23 no.4
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• pp.704-710
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• 1994

The changes of secondary and teriary amines, and quanternary ammonium compounds, and the formation of N-nitrosamine during fermentation of Kimchi with anchovy was investigated. Nitrate-N decreased gradually during fermentation, while nitrite-N was in the lower level of detection limit. Secondary amine increased continuously during fermentation, and then increased sharply after 60 days of fermentation. TMA-N show tiny change during fermentation, while TMAO-N slightly decreased. Betaine-N increased remarkably at the beginning of fermentation, and then decreased after 60 days. However, choline-N decreased at the beginning, and then increased after middle stage of fermentation. Creatinine-N show a tiny change during fermentation. N-nitrosamine was detected from a few at the beginning to 45 ug/kg at the end of fermentation.

• Journal of Food Hygiene and Safety
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• v.12 no.2
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• pp.125-131
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• 1997

Gulbi, salted and dried yellow corvenia, is a favorite diet food in Korea from the ancient times. A Few studies have dealt with sanitary concerns related to its products, while a number of investigators studied its taste compounds. This study attemps to establish the basic data for ensuring the safety of Gulbi. The contents of nitrate and nitrite were detected 1.2 and <0.1 mg/kg in raw sample, but their contents were detected 3.6~3.9 and 1.2~2.0 mg/kg during its processing and storage of Gulbi, respectively. TMAO contents decreased while betaine, TMA, DMA and formaldehyde increased in yellow corvenia during its processing and storage. Recovery from raw, salted, salt-dried and stored sample spiked with 10$\mu\textrm{g}$/kg for NDBA was 83.2~102.7% average 92.7%). N-nitrosamine such as NDMA, NDEA and NDPA was not detected in raw sample and drastically increased during Gulbi processing and storage. The levels of NDMA, NDEA and NDPA in Gulbi stored for 30 days were about 2.7,4.5 and 5.3 times higher than those in salted sample, respectively. Regardless of cooking methods, NDMA, NDEA and NDPA during cooking when sample were cooked using direct heating methods such as a gas and a briquet fire than when sample were cooked using indirect methods such as an microwave oven and a fried pan. Indirect cooking methods was effective to minimize the N-nitrosamine formation such as NDMA, NDEA and NDPA during cooking of Gulbi.

• Culinary science and hospitality research
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• v.10 no.2
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• pp.30-37
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• 2004

국내에서 유통되고 있는 수입어류 8종에 대한 발암성 물질인 N-nitrosamine콰 전구물질들의 함량을 분석하여 위생학적 기초자료를 제공하고자 하였다. 수입어류의 질산염 및 아질산염 함량은 각각 0.4∼12.8 mg/kg 및 N.D∼l6.0 mg/kg 이었다. Dimethylamine 함량은 1.0∼70.6 mg/100g 이었으며, Trimethylarnine 함량은 15.4∼70.6 mg/100g이었다. 수입어류 8종에 대한 발암성 물질인 N-nitrosamine은 N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) 만 검출되었으며, 이들의 NDMA 함량은 2.1∼102.2mg/kg으로 러시아산 가자미에서 가장 높게 검출되었다. 또한 아르헨티나산 냉동새우는 35.3 $\mu\textrm{g}$/kg, 러시아산 냉동대구에서도 30.6 $\mu\textrm{g}$/kg으로 높은 함량을 보였다.

• Journal of Food Hygiene and Safety
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.1-5
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• 1996

This study is performed to identify the contents of nitrosamine in meat (beef, pork) and meat product (ham, bacon, sausage) by gas chromatograph-thermal energy analyzer. The author also determained the formation of nitrosamine in these products when they were cooked in frying pan at 21$0^{\circ}C$ for 4 minutes and microwave for 45 and 75 seconds. N-ni-trosodimethylamine (NDMA) analysis was impossible in the most products because of their impurieties. On the other hand, N-nitrosopyrrolidine (NPYR) of 0~9.4 ug/kg in meat and 0~15.6 ug/kg in meat products were detected, respectively. When meat and meat products were cooked, generally contents of NDMA and NPYR have a tendency to be increased a little. Meat and product being cooked in microwave rather than frying pan, contents of NDMA and NPYR were detected more. Especially, in sausage contained much flsh, contents of NDMA was detected more.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.28 no.1
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• pp.28-32
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• 1999

A total of 18 marketing radish kimchi samples, 7 species of kakdugi, 6 species of chonggak kimchi and 5 species of dongchimi were analyzed for their N nitrosamine levels by gas chromatography thermal energy analyzer(GC TEA). N nitrosodimethylamine(NDMA) was the only volatile N nitr osamine found in this study and was positive in all collected samples. The average amount of NDMA for kakdugi, chonggak kimchi and dongchimi were 22.9, 13.7 and 23.4 g/kg, and the range were 3.3~ 35.9, 2.6~50.6 and 4.5~65.1 g/kg, respectively. The range of pH for all samples were 3.6~5.4 and the average recovery of internal standard(N nitrosodipropylamine) were 82.0%. NDMA amounts were highest in chonggakkimch (50.6 g/kg) and dongchimi(65.1 g/kg) among collected samples.

• Journal of Food Hygiene and Safety
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• v.13 no.4
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• pp.400-405
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• 1998

This experiment was conducted to study occurrence of N-nitrosamine (NA) and its precursors such as nitrate and nitrite. For the experimental samples, 26 kinds of commercial hams and 30 kinds of sausages produced in Korea were purchased. The nitrate and nitrite were positive in all of the collected samples; nitrate levels were by average 4.4~9.2 mg/kg and nitrite ones were by average 1.3~3.6 mg/kg. The contents of nitrate and nitrite were detected higher in sausage than in ham. Especially, nitrate contents were contained higher in lyoner sausage prepared with the mixture of meat and fish, while nitrite contents were contained higher in the meat only mixture. N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) among the analyzed 7 kinds of NA was detected only in ham and sausage; its contents were outstanding in lyoner sausage which was prepared with only meat and pork sausage, and then regular ham was the next one in its order, but its contants were detected by average $<0.5\;\mu\textrm{g}/kg$ in press hams added vegetable.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• v.43 no.2
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• pp.110-115
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• 2000

This study was carried out to investigate the effect of extracts from garlic on the formation of nitrosamine, nitrosomorphorine, the nitrite scavenging ability and the antioxidant activity. The extracts from garlic made the nitrite scavenging ability higher at low pH than at high pH. Especially ethanol extracts from garlic resulted in 89.6% of nitrite scavenging ability at pH 1.2. They were also more effective in the electron donating and antioxidant abilities than water extracts in expressing as the reduction of ${\alpha},{\alpha}-diphenyl-{\beta}-picrylhydrazyl$(DPPH) and peroxide value(POV), respectively. Inhibitory effect of nitrosamine formation by ethanol extract from garlic was excellently more than 80% at pH 1.2 and 3.0, but only 29.9% at pH 6.0. This meant that the inhibition of nitrosamine formation is pH dependent.

• Journal of the Korean Home Economics Association
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• v.23 no.3
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• pp.85-101
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• 1985

1. Nitrate and nitrite may contribute via nitrosation to the human exposure to N-nitroso compounds, especially nitrosamines, which are suspectd to be human carcinogens. 2. Since certain foods contain traces of nitrosamines, one should take the several points into consideration in evaluating the risk. 3. Nitrites, which can appear in the because of natural occurrence or deliberate addition, can react under the acidic conditions of the normal stomach with secondary amines to form nitrosamine. 4. Among the foods esamined, nitrate-nitrite treated meat products cooked bacon, and salted and dried fish are the main contributors of nitrosamines in our diet. 5. Consequently, in order to minimize human exposure to these chemicals, it is obviously essential to develop the alternative sources of nitrite in cured meat products. Thus the emphasis should be placed upon the most effective use of nitrite in curing with the use of acceptable inhibitors of nitrosation such as ascorbc acid or $\alpha$-tocopherol.

• Journal of Food Hygiene and Safety
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• v.13 no.4
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• pp.406-411
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• 1998

Representive cured products such as ham and sausage produced in Korea were purchased at retail and cooked using heating tools such as a gas range (GR), an electric range (ER) and electric range after boiled (BE). Changes of N-nitrosamine (NA), nitrate and nitrite in the cured meats containing< $2.0\;\mu\textrm{g}/kg$ of N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) were checked and analyzed during their cooking process. Contents of nitrate and nitrite in ham products prior to cooking were 2.0 and 1.8 mg/kg, respectively; their contents in regular hams were slightly increased, but those of nitrate in press hams were decreased while those of nitrite were increased during its cooking process. Their contents in sausage products were 1.8 and 0.9 mg/kg; those of nitrate were decreased, while nitrite were slightly increased during its cooking process. NDMA detected only NA in all the collected cured products. Changes of NDMA, regardless of cooking methods, tend to drastically increase in all samples after their cooking; Its contents were increased by average 6.0~70.7 times in the GR samples, by average 2.4~39.2 times in the ER samples and by average 7.0~56.3 times in the BE samples. Virtually, the fact that all of this nitrosamine appeared to arise by the action of precursor such as NOx was produced during the cooking of cured products.