α-AcetoxyNPYR	α-acetoxy-N-nitrosopyrrolidine
AGT	O6-alkylguanine-DNA alkyltransferease
APNG	N-(N′-acetyl-L-prolyl)-N-nitrosoglycine
AS	azaserine
BBN	N-nitroso-(4-hydroxybutyl)butylamine
E. coli	Escherichia coli
FDA	Food and Drug Administration
GSH	glutathione
α-hydroxyNMOR	N-nitroso-3-hydroxymorpholine
IARC	International Agency for Research on Cancer
i.p.	intraperitoneal
i.v.	intravenous
KDA	potassium diazoacetate
MGMT	O6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase
MNPA	3-(methylnitrosamino)propionic acid
N2-THF-dGuo	N2-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)-2′-deoxyguanosine
N2-(4-HOB)-dGuo	N2-(4-hydroxybutyl)-2′-deoxyguanosine
N7-CE-Gua	N7-(2′-carboxyethyl)guanine
N7-CM-Gua	N7-(carboxymethyl)guanine
N7-Et-Gua	N7-ethylguanine
N7-Me-Gua	N7-methylguanine
N7-n-Pr-Gua	N7-(n-propyl)guanine
N7,8-butano-Gua	2-amino-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-9-hydroxypyrido [2,1-f]purine-4(3H)-one
N7,8-Cro-Gua	2-amino-7,8-dihydro-8-hydroxy-6-methyl-3H-pyrrolo [2,1-f]purine-4(6H)-one
NDBA	N-nitrosodi-n-butylamine
NDEA	N-nitrosodiethylamine
NDELA	N-nitrosodiethanolamine
NDIPA	N-nitrodiisopropylamine
NDMA	N-nitrosodimethylamine
NDPA	N-nitrosodi-n-propylamine
NER	nucleotide excision repair
NHEG	N-nitroso-(2-hydroxyethyl)glycine
NHMOR	N-Nitroso-2-hydroxymorpholine
NHPPA	N-nitroso-2-hydroxypropylpropylamine
NIPEA	N-nitrosoisopropylethylamine
NMBA	N-nitroso-N-methyl-4-aminobutanoic acid
NMEA	N-nitrosomethylethylamine
NMOR	N-nitrosomorpholine
NMPA	N-nitrosomethylphenylamine
NOPPA	N-nitroso-2-oxopropylpropylamine
NPIP	N-nitrosopiperidine
NPYR	N-nitrosopyrrolidine
NSAR	N-nitrososarcosine
7-(2-oxopropyl)-N1,N2-etheno-dGuo	7-(2-oxopropyl)-5,9-dihydro-9-oxo-3-β-D-deoxyribofuranosylimidazo [1,2-a]purine
O2-Me-Thd	O2-methylthymidine
O4-Me-Thd	O4-methylthymidine
O6-n-Bu-Gua	O6-(n-butyl)guanine
O6-CM-Gua	O6-(carboxymethyl)guanine
O6-Et-Gua	O6-ethylguanine
O6-(4-OH-n-Bu)-Gua	O6-(4-hydroxybutyl)guanine
O6-HOEt-dGuo	O6-(2-hydroxyethyl)-2′-deoxyguanosine
O6-Me-Gua	O6-methylguanine
pol κ	polymerase κ
ppm	parts per million
s.c.	subcutaneous
S. typhinurium	Salmonella typhinurium
THP-OH	2-hydroxytetrahydropyran