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Descriptor
English
:
Sodium Nitrite
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Nitrito de Sodio
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Nitrito de Sódio
Tree Number:
D01.625.600.600.800
D01.857.775
Definition
English
:
Nitrous acid
sodium
salt. Used in many industrial processes, in
meat
curing, coloring, and preserving, and as a reagent in ANALYTICAL
CHEMISTRY
TECHNIQUES
. It is used therapeutically as an antidote in cyanide
poisoning
. The compound is toxic and mutagenic and will react in vivo with secondary or tertiary
amines
thereby producing highly carcinogenic
nitrosamines.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
a
food
preservative & chem reagent; D25-26 qualif
Pharmacological Action:
Food Preservatives
Indicators and Reagents
History Note
English
:
91(79); was see under NITRITES 1979-90
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AD
administration & dosage
AE
adverse effects
AG
agonists
AA
analogs & derivatives
AN
analysis
AI
antagonists & inhibitors
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CS
chemical synthesis
CH
chemistry
CL
classification
CT
contraindications
DU
diagnostic use
EC
economics
HI
history
IM
immunology
IP
isolation & purification
ME
metabolism
PK
pharmacokinetics
PD
pharmacology
PO
poisoning
RE
radiation effects
ST
standards
SD
supply & distribution
TU
therapeutic use
TO
toxicity
UR
urine
Record Number:
13363
Unique Identifier:
D012977
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