Tob. Sci., 1969, 13-16, p. 45-47, ISSN.0082-4623
Composition studies on tobacco. XXXV. Moieties in leaf and smoke condensate pigments: acids
Eastern Utilization Research and Development Division, ARS, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA
Saponification of certain nondialyzable fractions of acidic brown pigments from leaf and smoke condensate shows the presence of lower fatty acids with formic acetic predominating. A few volatile bases and alkaloids are also released in small amounts...