EXTENT OF CYANIDE, NITRATE, AND FLAVONOIDS GOITROGENS IN SOILS AND TOBACCO PLANT IN SOKOTO, NIGERIA

<p>Nitrate, cyanide, and flavonoids are among the chemicals that threatens hormones especially thyroid gland in turn affecting body. Their presence tobacco cigarette shall be determine to inform public. The objective of this work was extent nitrate, soil from Sokoto, Nigeria using standard methods. results determined by indicated varied levels goitrogens (cyanide, flavonoids) present soils leaves grown three different points within Sokoto state, (namely, city, Gwadabawa, Illela). 100.21±6.12 -705.10±4.60ppm, ppm 136± 6.10-170.30±3.36ppm, 7.10±0.3-17.0±0.11ppm range values respectively obtained state. Likewise, 90.0±2.16-500.0±1.3ppm, 70.11±3.9-120.0±10.3ppm, 6.2±0.5-25.11±0.05ppm ranges Nigeria. There exist elevated therefore, risking consumers non-consumers iodine deficiency. </p>