| Literature DB >> 3356867 |
K Kobashi1, S Takebe, T Sakai.
Abstract
Urethan, a cancer causing chemical, was reported to contaminate some alcoholic beverages. Since urethan is formed by heating urea with ethyl-alcohol, removal of urea is necessary to prevent urethan formation in alcoholic beverages. Acid urease, whose optimal pH lies around 4, lowered urea concentrations in Japanese sake. This finding indicates a protective effect of acid urease on urethan's potential hazards in alcohol.Entities:
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Year: 1988 PMID： 3356867 DOI： 10.1002/jat.2550080112
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Appl Toxicol ISSN： 0260-437X Impact factor: 3.446