Possible Reactions of Dietary Phenolic Compounds with Salivary Nitrite and Thiocyanate in the Stomach

Foods are mixed with saliva in the oral cavity and swallowed. While staying in the stomach, saliva is contentiously provided to mix with the ingested foods. Because a salivary component of nitrite is protonated to produce active nitrous acid at acidic pH, the redox reactions of nitrous acid with phe...

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Main Authors: Umeo Takahama, Sachiko Hirota
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-07-01
Series:Antioxidants
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3921/6/3/53