Figure 1.
Six urinary metabolites are derived from the reactive intermediate, BDA (CAS No: 3675-13-6), formed as a result of furan oxidation. Furan (CAS No: 110-00-9) is classified by IARC as a group 2b carcinogen (possibly carcinogenic to humans).
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