Evaluation of the Effect of Phytol on the Formation of PAHs in Cigarette Smoke

Phytol or (2E,7R,11R)-3,7,11,15-tetramethyl-2-hexadecen- 1-ol (MW = 296.53 a.u.), is naturally present in tobacco at levels around 100-150 µg/g dry leaf, where it is bound in the form of an ester to a porphyrine type group (known as chlorin) with several substituents and chelated to Mg2+ ion, to for...

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Main Authors: Moldoveanu SC, Coleman WM III, Kulshreshtha NP
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2010-04-01
Series:Beiträge zur Tabakforschung International
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/cttr-2013-0876