CORESTA Meeting, Agronomy/Phytopathology, 2017, Santa Cruz do Sul, AP 07
NNN levels in stable reduced converter (SRC) and low converter (LC) lines cured under conditions that favor NNN formation
Altria Client Services LLC, Research, Development and Regulatory Affairs, Richmond, VA, U.S.A.
N-nitrosonornicotine (NNN), a tobacco specific nitrosamine (TSNA) found in cured leaf, filler and smoke, is formed by nornicotine nitrosation. We previously demonstrated a ~75 % reduction of cured leaf NNN content in Burley and dark tobaccos having...