Tob. Sci., 1957, 1-19, p. 86-90, ISSN.0082-4623
Flue-cured tobacco. 1. isolation of solanesol, an unsaturated alcohol
Research Department, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Winston-Salem, North Carolina USA
A low-melting unsaturated alcohol has been isolated from flue-cured tobacco in quantities corresponding to 0.4% of the dry weight of the leaf. The compound has been isolated from tobacco in three different stages of treatment, indicating that the...