CORESTA Meeting, Smoke Science/Product Technology, 2013, Seville, ST 57
Effects of pyrolysis conditions on the formation reaction of 4-aminobiphenyl in non-isothermal pyrolysis of tobacco
(1) Japan Tobacco Inc., Tobacco Science Research Center, Yokohama, Japan; (2) Graduate School of Engineering, Yokohama National University, Yokohama, Japan
4-Aminobiphenyl (4-ABP) is a polycyclic aromatic amine in cigarette smoke. Previous reports indicate that proteinaceous compounds (e.g. amino acids, peptides and proteins) in tobacco can highly contribute to the yield of 4-ABP measured in smoke. In a...