ÔØ ÅÒÙ×Ö ÔØ Heterocyclic amine content in commercial ready to eat meat products Kanithaporn Puangsombat, Priyadarshini Gadgil, Terry A. Houser, Melvin C. Hunt, J. Scott Smith PII: S0309-1740(10)00455-9 DOI: doi: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2010.12.025 Reference: MESC 5281 To appear in: Meat Science Received date: 26 July 2010 Revised date: 3 December 2010 Accepted date: 14 December 2010 Please cite this article as: Puangsombat, K., Gadgil, P., Houser, T.A., Hunt, M.C. & Smith, J.S., Heterocyclic amine content in commercial ready to eat meat products, Meat Science (2010), doi: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2010.12.025 This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain. ACCEPTED MANUSCRIPT Heterocyclic Amine Content in Commercial Ready to Eat Meat Products a b c Kanithaporn Puangsombat , Priyadarshini Gadgil , Terry A. Houser , c c Melvin C. Hunt , J. Scott Smith a Department of Food Science and Technology, Faculty of Agro-Industry, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand, 10900 b United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Manhattan, Kansas 66502 c The Department of Animal Sciences and Industry, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506 contact information for corresponding author: J. Scott Smith Animal Sciences & Industry 208 Call Hall Kansas State University Manhattan, KS 66506 (785) 532-1219 Fax: (785) 532-5681 E-mail:
[email protected] ACCEPTED MANUSCRIPT ACCEPTED MANUSCRIPT ABSTRACT Heterocyclic amines (HCAs) are produced in meats cooked at high temperature, which are potent mutagens and a risk factor for human cancers.