Tob. Sci., 1988, 32-13, p. 49-52, ISSN. 0082-4523
Changes in Z-abienol levels during growth and curing of an Oriental and South American flue-cured tobacco
Department of Crop Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA; Philip-Morris, Richmond, VA, USA
A liquid chromatographic method for the analysis of Z-abienol (12Z- labda-12,14-diene-8α-ol the principal labdane of N. tabacum) was applied to a study of changes in the level of this compound during growth, maturation and curing of “Samsun,” an...