Biurea

Biurea

Biurea

Chemical compound


Biurea is a chemical compound with the molecular formula C2H6N4O2. It is produced in food products containing azodicarbonamide, a common ingredient in bread flour, when they are cooked.[2] Upon exposure, biurea is rapidly eliminated from the body through excretion.[3]

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Biurea is produced from urea and hydrazine by transamidation. Its major use is as a chemical intermediate in the production of azodicarbonamide, a common blowing agent.[4]


References

  1. "Biurea - Compound Summary". PubChem Compound. USA: National Center for Biotechnology Information. 26 March 2005. Identification. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
  2. Azodicarbonamide, FAO Nutrition Meetings, Report Series No. 40A,B,C
  3. Mewhinney, JA; Ayres, PH; Bechtold, WE; Dutcher, JS; Cheng, YS; Bond, JA; Medinsky, MA; Henderson, RF; Birnbaum, LS (1987). "The fate of inhaled azodicarbonamide in rats" (PDF). Fundamental and Applied Toxicology. 8 (3): 372–81. doi:10.1016/0272-0590(87)90086-8. PMID 3569707.
  4. Eugene F. Rothgery (2004). "Hydrazine and Its Derivatives". Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology. John Wiley and Sons. doi:10.1002/0471238961.0825041819030809.a01.pub2.

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