Experiment 50471

Details

PropertyValue
Pharmacology
Administration routeORAL
OrganismSolanum incanum (SOLANACEAE)
CitationROACH,WA:. (1972). POSSIBLE PRESENCE OF NITROSAMINES IN TRANSKEIAN BANTU FOODS.. 1971()
Amount utilized
Compound isolated
DiseaseSUSPECTED TO CAUSE ESOPHAGEAL CANCER AMONG THE BANTU IN TRANSKEI. THE BERRIES CONTAIN THE KNOWN CARCINOGEN,W,N-DIMETHYLITROSAMINE. IT WAS CALCULATED THAT OVER A FOUR YEAR PERIOD A BANTU WOMAN WOULD CONSUME 4.0 MG OF THIS CARCINOGEN.
Number2
Pharmacological activity100
AnimalHUMAN ADULT
ExtractFRUIT