Biurea is a chemical compound with the molecular formula C₂H₆N₄O₂. It is produced in food products containing azodicarbonamide

Azodicarbonamide

Azodicarbonamide, or azobisformamide, is a synthetic chemical with the molecular formula C2H4O2N4. It is a yellow to orange red, odorless, crystalline powder. As a food additive, it is known by the E number E927.-Use as a food additive:...

, a common ingredient in bread flour, are cooked. Upon exposure, biurea is rapidly eliminated from the body through excretion.

Biurea is produced from urea

Urea

Urea or carbamide is an organic compound with the chemical formula CO2. The molecule has two —NH2 groups joined by a carbonyl functional group....

 and hydrazine

Hydrazine

Hydrazine is an inorganic compound with the formula N2H4. It is a colourless flammable liquid with an ammonia-like odor. Hydrazine is highly toxic and dangerously unstable unless handled in solution. Approximately 260,000 tons are manufactured annually...

. Its major use is as a chemical intermediate in the production of azodicarbonamide.

External links

• Biurea, NLM Hazardous Substances Data Bank
  Hazardous Substances Data Bank
  The Hazardous Substances Data Bank is a toxicology database on the U.S. National Library of Medicine's Toxicology Data Network . It focuses on the toxicology of potentially hazardous chemicals, and includes information on human exposure, industrial hygiene, emergency handling procedures,...