CAS 621-64-7: N-Nitrosodipropylamine

N-Nitrosodipropylamine is a chemical that is used in wastewater treatment. It is found in acetate extracts of sewage sludge and has been shown to inhibit the activity of rat liver microsomes. N-Nitrosodipropylamine has been linked to cancer, and although it has not been shown to cause cancer in rats, it does have carcinogenic potential. This chemical also inhibits the activity of bacterial cytochrome P450 enzymes, which are important for regulating the synthesis of lipids, steroids, and other biologically important molecules. N-Nitrosodipropylamine has also been shown to be an anthelmintic drug, but when administered orally or intraperitoneally at high doses, it causes maternal toxicity and fetal death in pregnant rats. The use of this drug should therefore be avoided during pregnancy.

Applications N-Nitrosodipropylamine is a a N-nitrosamine derivative. The mutagenic activities of the carcinogenic N-nitrosamines were studied on both S. typhimurium TA100 and TA98, revealing moslty mutagenic activities on TA100 with few exceptions on TA98 (1). Water contaminant (2). Drinking water contaminant candidate list 3 (CCL 3) compound as per United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), environmental, and food contaminants. Not a dangerous good if item is equal to or less than 1g/ml and there is less than 100g/ml in the package References 1. Yahagi, T. et al.: Mutat. Res. Fund. Mol. Mech. Mut. 1977. Apr:48(2) p121-1292. Mestankova, H. et al.: Water Res. 2016 Apr 15;93:110-20