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NNK

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NNK4-(Methylnitrosamino)-1- (3-Pyridyl)-1-Butanone
NNKNorthern Neck (Virginia)
NNKNon-Nuclear Kill
NNKNo Nonsense Kits


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The body may also convert nicotine into the chemical precursors of the carcinogen that scientists call NNK (SN: 10/28/00, p.
Some garlic components can inhibit NNK [a tobacco constituent that causes lung cancer] much more than tea," says Yang.
Because they are nicotine-free, Quest cigarettes also contain a greatly reduced level of the most potent tobacco specific nitrosamine, known as NNK, believed to be one of the leading contributors of lung cancer.
 
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