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Safety evaluation of certain food additives - ipcs inchem

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ANNEX 2<br />

ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THE MONOGRAPHS<br />

8-OH-dG 8-hydroxy-2-deoxyguanosine<br />

ABCG5/8 ATP-binding cassette sterol efflux transporter protein<br />

ACC acetyl-coenzyme A carboxylase<br />

ACF aberrant crypt foci<br />

ADI acceptable daily intake<br />

AFEXPO Association for Manufacturers and Exporters <strong>of</strong> Pimentos<br />

and Derivatives<br />

AgNOR silver-stained nucleolar organizer region<br />

Ah aryl hydrocarbon<br />

ALP alkaline phosphatase<br />

ALT alanine aminotransferase<br />

ANOVA analysis <strong>of</strong> variance<br />

AOAC Association <strong>of</strong> Official Analytical Chemists<br />

AOM azoxymethane<br />

AOX1 alcohol oxidase 1<br />

ASPU asparaginase unit<br />

AST aspartate aminotransferase<br />

ATDS Australian Total Diet Study<br />

ATP adenosine triphosphate<br />

AUC area under the concentration–time curve<br />

BMI body mass index<br />

bw body weight<br />

Cmax<br />

maximum concentration<br />

CCCF Codex Committee on Contaminants in Food<br />

CCFA Codex Committee on Food Additives<br />

CCFAC Codex Committee on Food Additives and Contaminants<br />

CFSAN Center for Food <strong>Safety</strong> and Applied Nutrition<br />

CHD coronary heart disease<br />

CHO Chinese hamster ovary<br />

Chol cholesterol<br />

CI confidence interval<br />

CoA coenzyme A<br />

CYP cytochrome P450<br />

Da dalton<br />

DAFNE Dose Adjustment for Normal Eating<br />

dGMP deoxyguanosine monophosphate<br />

DG SANCO Directorate General for Health and Consumer Affairs<br />

DNA deoxyribonucleic acid<br />

DRE dioxin-responsive enhancer<br />

dUTP 2-deoxyuridine-5-triphosphate<br />

EC Enzyme Commission<br />

EC50<br />

median effective concentration<br />

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