• Acrylamide (or acrylic amide) is an organic compound with the chemical formula CH2=CHC(O)NH2. It is a white odorless solid, soluble in water and several...
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    formation of acrylamide molecules (C3H5NO) by nitrile hydratase. Acrylamide monomer is in a powder state before addition of water. Acrylamide is toxic to...
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    industry's recipes. At high temperatures, a probable carcinogen called acrylamide can form. This can be discouraged by heating at a lower temperature, adding...
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    chemicals and used in the personal care industry. It is the copolymer of acrylamide and the quaternary ammonium salt diallyldimethylammonium chloride. Its...
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  • Postum (section Acrylamide)
    versions have been introduced. When tested by the FDA, Postum had more acrylamide than any other product, by dry weight. Lost Eyesight through Coffee Drinking...
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    Toast may contain acrylamide caused by the browning process, which is suspected to be a carcinogen. However, claims that acrylamide in burnt toast causes...
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    Polyacrylamide (category Acrylamides)
    precursor acrylamide is a neurotoxin and carcinogen. Thus, concerns naturally center on the possibility that polyacrylamide is contaminated with acrylamide. Considerable...
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    Netherlands. It has been found that ontbijtkoek can contain high levels of acrylamide, which was once regarded as a potential carcinogen.[dubious – discuss]...
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    some of the highest levels of acrylamides of any foodstuff, and experts have raised concerns about the effects of acrylamides on human health. According...
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    highly increased the acrylamide content in foods like potatoes and grains to a similar degree. Roasting the same potatoes kept acrylamide production comparatively...
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    simplest α,β-unsaturated aldehyde Methyl acrylate, an α,β-unsaturated ester Acrylamide, precursor to polyacrylamide Maleic acid, an α,β-unsaturated dicarbonyl...
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    levels of acrylamide, which is listed by California since the 1990s as a carcinogen. These companies paid fines and agreed to reduce acrylamide levels to...
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    leavening, bread can be defined as a foam, or a gas-in-solid solution. Acrylamide, like in other starchy foods that have been heated higher than 120 °C...
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    concentrations of acrylamide and bis-acrylamide powder used in creating a gel. Care must be used when creating this type of gel, as acrylamide is a potent neurotoxin...
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  • manufacture of acrylamide and acrylic acid. Hydrogenation of acrylonitrile is one route to propionitrile. Hydrolysis with sulfuric acid gives acrylamide sulfate...
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  • chloride-hydroxyethyl cellulose copolymer Polyquaternium-5 Copolymer of acrylamide and quaternized dimethylammoniumethyl methacrylate Polyquaternium-6...
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  • (E)-2-(2-furyl)-3-(5-nitro-2-furyl)acrylamide ⇌ {\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons } (Z)-2-(2-furyl)-3-(5-nitro-2-furyl)acrylamide Hence, this enzyme has one substrate...
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    qualities and leads to higher acrylamide levels in the cooked product, especially in deep-fried dishes. The discovery of acrylamides in starchy foods in 2002...
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    levels of acrylamide, a carcinogen. Kettle Foods paid $350,000 in civil penalties and costs and agreed to cut their potato chips' levels of acrylamide to 275...
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    carbonyls produces acrylamide in food. These products occur in baked goods such as French fries, potato chips, and toasted bread. Acrylamide is converted in...
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    value of food. One example of a toxic product of the Maillard reaction is acrylamide, a neurotoxin and possible carcinogen that is formed from free asparagine...
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    until a toasted crust is formed generates significant concentrations of acrylamide. This discovery in 2002 led to international health concerns. Subsequent...
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    carcinogenic char. Unlike frying and baking, microwaving does not produce acrylamide in potatoes, however unlike deep-frying at high-temperatures, it is of...
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  • polyacrylamide is as a chemical intermediate in the production of N-methylol acrylamide and N-butoxyacrylamide. The most common use of soil conditioners is to...
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    especially starchy foods, until a toasted crust is formed generates acrylamides. This discovery in 2002 led to international health concerns. Subsequent...
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    glycidamide forms from acrylamide. The acrylamide is generated by pyrolysis of proteins rich in asparagine. Oxidation of acrylamide, catalyzed by the enzyme...
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  • transport. Some hazardous substances have their own UN numbers (e.g. acrylamide has UN 2074), while sometimes groups of chemicals or products with similar...
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    Acrylamide intoxication has been shown to be an agent for the induction of chromatolysis. In one study groups of rats were injected with acrylamide for...
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  • and water as substrates, nitrile hydratase enzymes are used to produce acrylamide, a valued monomer.[citation needed] Many kinds of fuels and lubricants...
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    reactions of unpolymerised acrylamide with cysteines in proteins. By using a gradient mixer, gradient gels with a gradient of acrylamide (usually from 4 to 12%)...
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