Nitrous acid sodium salt. Used in many industrial processes, in meat curing, coloring, and preserving, and as a reagent in ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY TECHNIQUES. It is used therapeutically as an antidote in cyanide poisoning. The compound is toxic and mutagenic and will react in vivo with secondary or tertiary amines thereby producing highly carcinogenic nitrosamines.

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D012977 MeSH Browser

CUI

M0020113

CAS

Nitrous acid, sodium salt

Previous indexing

Sodium (1966-1978); Nitrites (1966-1978)

History note

91(79); was see under NITRITES 1979-90

Public note

91; was see under NITRITES 1979-90