TSRC, Tob. Sci. Res. Conf., 2015, 69, abstr. 81
Formation of nnk from pseudo-oxynicotine (PON)
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY USA
Oxidation of nicotine may result in three nitrosamines being formed - 4-(N-methyl-N-nitrosamino)-4-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanal (NNA), nitrosonornicotine (NNN), and 4-(N-methyl-N-nitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone (NNK). NNK generally is considered to be...