Determination of 2-Amino-1-methyl-6-phen
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Saileta Prabhu; Mao-Jung Lee; Wen-Yu Hu; Bozena Winnik; Ill Yang; Brian Buckley;
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Article
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2001
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Elsevier Science
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English
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## 2-Amino -1-methyl-6-phenylimidazo[4,5-b]pyridine (PhIP) is the most abundant heterocyclic aromatic amine found in cooked meat. It is metabolically activated by the human cytochrome P450 enzymes to form the carcinogenic metabolite N 2 -OH-PhIP. PhIP has been found to induce tumors in rats and is