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Table 12.1 Furan and furan derivatives from different sources and its toxicity
Furan or derivatives
Source
Toxicity
References
Furan
Processed food, smog, wood,
car exhaust
Carcinogen when taken orally. Liver
toxicant in rat and mouse
[3, 11–15]
2-Methylfuran
Food, coffee, tobacco smoke
Lung toxicant in rat
[14, 16]
O
O
O
O
HN
OH
Cl
S
NH
2
Furosemide
Pharmaceutical
Non-toxic to human at therapeutic
dose
[17, 18]
O
HN
N
H
N
S
NO
2
Ranitidine
Pharmaceutical
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12 Role of Furans as EDCs in Metabolic Disorders