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Nitrosation

replacement of a hydrogen atom in organic compounds by a nitroso group, —N═O. Nitroso compounds, R—N═O, nitrosoamines, RRʹN—N═0, and oximes are formed as a result of nitrosation. For example;

RRʹCHNO₂ → RRʹC(NO₂)NO

Nitrosating agents, include nitrous acid, HNO₂; its esters, RONO; nitrosyl chloride, NOCl; and nitrogen oxides. The active agent in nitrosation is the nitrosonium cation, NO⁺, which is formed, for example, upon action of strong acids on nitrosating agents.

Nitrosation is used in industry for the production of cyclohex-anone oxime (an intermediate in the production of caprolactam) and of α-diketones and α-amino acids.

Nitrosation was first accomplished by V. Meyer.

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The nitrosation and nitration reactions of NO occur in an OS that appears in elevation of reactive oxygen species (ROS).

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In the stomach, nitrite reacts with amines and amides; therefor stomach is exposed to the risk of endogenous N-nitroso compound synthesis, as stomach acid reacts with catalyses nitrosation. High nitrate intake has been found to be associated with gastric cancer in England, Colombia, Chile, Japan, Denmark, Hungary, and Italy [8].

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As saliva can be easily obtained, tested and monitored for its antioxidants, nitrosation products, oxidized DNA, proteins, etc) therefore, using this marker one can help plan an early intervention, with local therapeutic agents acting as antioxidants that can be easily applied to the mucosa.

Profiling of antioxidant superoxide dismutase in saliva of oral submucous fibrosis patients to categorize its diagnosis in varying stages

The first stage in the reduction of 1,1-dinitroethane and fluorodinitromethane in strongly acidic solution was a two-electron C-N bond rupture process, the subsequent stages of the reaction being determined by the relative rates of the competing processes of protonation, nitrosation, and Neff reaction [13].

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These processes include nitrosation, or the conversion of some substances found in foods or contaminated water into carcinogens.

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