Racemization of S-(โ)-nicotine during sm
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Baizhan Liu; Wei Yao; Qingde Su
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Article
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2008
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Elsevier Science
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English
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The enantiomeric composition of nicotine in tobacco and cigarette smoke was analyzed by heart-cutting multidimensional gas chromatography (MDGC). The R-(+)-nicotine content of the total nicotine in cigarette smoke ranged from 2.6 to 3.6%, although essentially no R-(+)-nicotine was detected in tobacc