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two classes of heterocyclic amines (HAs) (temperature, humidity, volatility, and veloc-
are aminoimidazol-quinolines and amino- ity of the smoke). Further information on
imidazol-pyridines. The exposure to HAs smoking, its production and application as
is mostly due to 2-amino-1-methyl-6- well as its sensory and antimicrobial effects
phenylimidazol(4,5,b)pyridine (PhIP) and on meat, may be read in chapter 12.
2-amino-3,8-dimethylimidazo(4,5,f)quinoxi- There are some flavoring substances that
line (MeIQx). Other minor compounds exert typical smoke flavor, but the smoke
are 2-amino-9-H-pyrido(2,3,b)indole (AC); may also contain some health-hazardous
2-amino-3,4-dimethylimidazo(4,5,f)quino- compounds like polycyclic aromatic hydro-
line (IQ); and 2-amino-3,4,8-trimethylimi- carbons (PAH), phenols, and formaldehyde
dazo(4,5,f)quinoxiline (DiMeIQx) (Jakszyn (Bem 1995)