Mutagens from the cooking of food. Semiannual progress report, March 1-September 30, 1979. [Identificaton of mutagens produced in grilling and boiling of beef]
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:6009411
The objectives of this study are as follows: to determine the nature and mechanism of formation of the mutagens formed during the cooking of foods; to quantify mutagen formation; to assess the spectrum of genetic toxicity of the mutagens; to estimate the risk to the human population posed by the ingestion of mutagens derived from the cooking of foods; and to devise strategies to control or prevent mutagen formation. In the first year of the study, progress was made in the following areas: confirmed reports that bacterial mutagens are formed during cooking of hamburger; obtained an increased yield of mutagens by acetone extraction of meat; found that the mutagens are almost exclusively in an alkaline aromatic fraction; found the mutagens to be highly specific for Salmonella strains sensitive to frameshift mutations; studied the metabolic activation of food mutagens by liver homogenate systems; conducted a survey of grilling hamburger on various cooking surfaces, showing marked differences in mutagen formation; demonstrated with boiled beef that the mutagens arise from water soluble, low molecular weight components after prolonged heating; found greater mutagen formaton when beef extract is boiled in stainless steel than in glass; observed enhancement of mutagen formation in boiled beef at acidic and alkaline pH compared to neutral pH; initiated syntheses of labeled mutagenic organic amines, with studies of their pharmacokinetics in rats; analyzed the two largest data bases on the American diet for the principal sources of cooked protein foods; made preliminary calculations which indicate that daily ingestion of 100 g of grilled or fried beef might account for a significant fraction of the incidence of intestinal cancer in man. (ERB)
- Research Organization:
- California Univ., Livermore (USA). Lawrence Livermore Lab.
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- OSTI ID:
- 6009411
- Report Number(s):
- UCID-18174-79-2
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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60 APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
COMBUSTION PRODUCTS
DATA
DATA FORMS
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
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FOOD PROCESSING
HEATING
INFORMATION
ISOLATED VALUES
MEAT
MUTAGEN SCREENING
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NUMERICAL DATA
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