Tobacco-specific nitrosamines: A literature review

• Published in: Food and chemical toxicology Vol. 118; pp. 198 - 203
• Main Authors: Konstantinou, Evangelia, Fotopoulou, Foteini, Drosos, Athanasios, Dimakopoulou, Nektaria, Zagoriti, Zoi, Niarchos, Athanasios, Makrynioti, Dimitra, Kouretas, Dimitrios, Farsalinos, Konstantinos, Lagoumintzis, George, Poulas, Konstantinos
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.08.2018
• Subjects: Animals; Carcinogens - analysis; Complex Mixtures - chemistry; e-cigarette; e-liquids; Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems; Nitrosamines; Nitrosamines - analysis; Tobacco; Tobacco Products; Nitrosamines; e-cigarette; Tobacco; e-liquids

Cigarette smoke is a complex mixture of chemicals, including several tobacco-specific nitrosamines (TSNA). Most TSNA are formed in tobacco during the post-harvest period, while a number are produced when a cigarette is burned. Considerable evidence supports the role of TSNA important causative facto...