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N-nitroso(di-n-propyl)amine
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: A class of compounds that contain a -NH2 and a -NO radical. Many members of this group have carcinogenic and mutagenic properties.
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N-nitroso(di-n-propyl)amine [ N,N-dipropylnitrosamine,N-nitrosodipropylamine,dipropylnitrosamine ]
621-64-7
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Carcinogens
Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 1979;23(1-2):136; Cancer Res 36(8):2877;1976; Chem Biol Interact 1980;29(2):139; Ecotoxicol Environ Safety 2(3-4):421;1978; J Agr Food Chem 26(2):455;1978