Beitr. Tabakforsch. Int./Contrib. Tob. Research, 2009, 23-4, p. 227-30., ISSN.0173-783X Book Review: The Chemical Components of Tobacco and Tobacco Smoke RODGMAN A.; PERFETTI T.A. CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group, Boca Raton, Florida, USA
Tob. Sci., 1968, 12-01, p. 1-4, ISSN.0082-4623 The purification and properties of tobacco lipase CONNERS W.M.; DIFFENDALL C.T., Jr General Cigar Co, Inc., Research Laboratory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania USA Using a series of conventional purification steps, e.g., cold aqueous extraction with high speed grinding, acetone fractionation, dialysis, and gel filtration, an active lipase has been concentrated from Pennsylvania Seedleaf seedlings. The activity...
Tob. Sci., 1967, 11-03, p. 11-13, ISSN.0082-4623 Microbial degradation of nicotine. III. The y-[6-hydroxy-(3-pyridyl)]-y-oxobutyric acid intermediate HINZ C.F.; WESTENHOEFER J. General Cigar Co., Inc. Research Laboratory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania USA Under conditions supporting rapid growth, γ-[6-hydroxy-(3-pyridyl)]-γ-oxobutyric acid appeared to be the last major pyridine-containing intermediate formed within twelve hours by the non-blue-pigment-forming nicotine-degrading bacterial isolate No....
Tob. Sci., 1966, 10-09, p. 41-44, ISSN.0082-4623 Microbial degradation of nicotine. II. Effect on environmental conditions HINZ C.F.; WESTENHOEFER J. Research Laboratory, General Cigar Company, Inc. Lancaster, Pennsylvania USA Increased aeration provided by a more efficient shaker and baffled Erlenmeyer flasks resulted in faster growth of all six nicotine-degrading isolates. Moreover, these conditions increased both the tolerance to nicotine and its utilization by the four...
Tob. Sci., 1966, 10-35, p. 135-137, ISSN.0082-4623 Tests with insecticides for control of the green peach aphid on flue-cured tobacco DOMINICK C.B. Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station, Bright Tobacco Research Station USA Abstract not available. (Full article published with kind permission from "Tobacco International")...
Tob. Sci., 1965, 9-21, p. 98-101, ISSN.0082-4623 Microbial degradation of nicotine I. cultural characteristics of nicotinophilic bacteria HINX C.F. Research Laboratory, General Cigar Company Inc., Lancaster, Pennsylvania USA Several bacterial isolates capable of rapid nicotine degradation were obtained from various sources. They can use nicotine as the sole source of carbon and nitrogen. Though they have several common characteristics, they differ in pigment formation...
Tob. Sci., 1965, 9-31, p. 143-145, ISSN.0082-4623 Insecticide tests for control of the tobacco flea beetle DOMINICK C.B. Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station, Bright Tobacco Research Station, Chatham, Virginia USA Abstract not available. (Full article published with kind permission from "Tobacco International")...
Tob. Sci., 1964, 8-06, p. 21-23, ISSN.0082-4623 Indexing tobacco for black root rot resistance TROUTMAN J.L. Tobacco Disease Research Station, Virginia, Agricultural Experiment Station, Chatham, Virginia USA With the increasing problem of black root rot in the field and in seed beds in Virginia, it has become peremptory to develop tobacco varieties with resistance to black root rot. Since a technique for growing tobacco plants in aluminum pans and...
Tob. Sci., 1963, 7-02, p. 4-6, ISSN.0082-4623 Reversed-phase paper chromatography of saturated fatty acids CONNERS W.M.; BOOK W.K. General Cigar Company, Inc., Research Laboratory, Lancaster Pennsylvania USA A reversed-phase paper chromatographic procedure for the identification of higher molecular weight fatty acids has been developed. The method is easily operable, quite rapid and reproducible. It should prove useful as a preliminary technique for the...
Tob. Sci., 1962, 6-22, p. 98-101, ISSN.0082-4623 Measurement of tobacco leaf burn FISHEL J.B.; STEFFENS G.L.; SPARKES C.H. General Cigar Company, Inc., Research Laboratory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Farming Division, West Hartford, Connecticut USA A new method for measuring the fire holding capacity of cured tobacco leaf has been described and several examples of its use have been shown. The test method has been designed to reduce experimental variations which were inherent in older burn test...