Nitrate and Nitrite

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  1. 2. Reduced form (NO₂⁻)
  2. 3. Research found that dietary nitrate could increase ______ blood pressure
  3. 4. The _____ (2) effect is When NO₃⁻ levels stay high even when human inputs have stopped.
  4. 6. 70 to 80 percent of dietary nitrate intake
  5. 8. What agricultural activity contributes to Nitrate contamination
  6. 9. Pinaffi-Langley et al. propose classifying nitrate as an essential _____
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  1. 1. Highly reactive molecule formed when nitric oxide combines with superoxide, contributing to oxidative stress and cellular damage
  2. 5. Potentially carcinogenic compounds formed when nitrite reacts with amines in the acidic environment of the stomach
  3. 7. form of hemoglobin produced when iron is oxidized from Fe²⁺ to Fe³⁺, reducing the blood's ability to carry oxygen