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. 2013 Mar 19;4(3):181–192. doi: 10.4161/gmic.23919

Table 1. Major mutagens that have been identified in fried food, such as fried beef or fish are as follows.

Short name Chemical names Molecular weight
Phe-P-1
 2-amino-5-phenylpyridine
 170
TMIP
 2-amino-n,n,n-trimethyl-imidazo{4,5-f]-pyridine
 176
AαC
 2-amino-9H-pyrido-[2,3-b]-indole
 183
GLU-P-2
 2-aminodipyrido-[1,2-a:3′,2'-d]-imidazole
 184
Trp-P-2
 3-amino-1-methyl-5H-pyrido[4,3-b]-indole
 197
MeAαC
 2-amino-3-methyl-9H-pyrido[2,3-b]-indole
 197
IQ
 2-amino-3-methyl-imidazo[4,5-f]-quinoline
 198
IQx
 2-amino-3-methyl-imidazo[4,5-f]-quinoxaline
 199
Trp-P-1
 3-amino-1,4-dimethyl-5H-pyrido[4,3-b]-indole
 211
4-MeIQ
 2-amino-3,4-dimethyl-imidazo[4,5-f]-quinoline
 212
8-MeIQx
 2-amino-3,8-dimethyl-imidazo[4,5-f]-quinoxaline
 213
4-MeIQx
 2-amino-3,4-dimethyl-imidazo[4,5-f]-quinoxaline
 213
PhIP
 2-amino-1-methyl-6-phenyl-imidazo[4,5-b]-pyridine
 224
4,8-DiMelQx 2-amino-3,4,8-trimethyl-imidazo[4,5-f]-quinoxaline 227