Bull. Spec. CORESTA Congress, Vienna, 1984, p. 55, S15, ISSN.0525-6240
Tobacco-specific N-nitrosamines (TSNA) : recent progress on occurrence, formation and reduction
American Health Foundation, New York, USA
Nicotiana alkaloids give rise to TSNA during tobacco aging and processing and during smoking. Studies with nicotine-2-14C have shown that nicotine alone gives rise to four TSNA. These are NNN, NNK, NAT and NAB. Mechanisms for their formation will be...