Scientia Agricultura Sinica ›› 2007, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (9): 2007-2014 .doi: 10.3864/j.issn.0578-1752.at-2006-7489

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Accumulation of nitrate in vegetables and its possible implications to human health

  

  1. 浙江大学环境资源学院/教育部环境修复与生态健康重点实验室
  • Received:2006-04-19 Revised:2007-02-06 Online:2007-09-10 Published:2007-09-10

Abstract: Recently,there are two kinds of completely opposite viewpoints about the effects of nitrate on human health. In order to further understand objectively the effects of nitrate on human health, both of harmfulness and possible benefits of nitrate to human body were discussed in this review from the aspects of nitrate accumulation in vegetables, the source of nitrate ingested into human body and the transformation of nitrate in human body as well as the pathogenesis and physiological functions of nitrate metabolins.

Key words: Vegetable, Nitrate, Methemoglobin, Carcinogenesis, Human health, NO, Bacteria

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