2013•Medical Entomology and ZoologyOpen access

The Chemistry of Tobacco and Tobacco Smoke

Irwin Schmeltz

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Introductory Chapter.- Recent Trends in Tobacco and Tobacco Smoke Research.- Chemistry of Tobacco Leaf.- High Molecular Weight Materials in Tobacco Leaf.- Projected Changes in the Composition of Bright (Flue-Cured) Tobacco.- Effects of Tobacco Characteristics on Cigarette Smoke Composition.- Chemistry of Tobacco Smoke.- Products from Pyrolysis of Tobacco Extracts.- Recent Advances in Knowledge of Chemical Composition of Tobacco Smoke.- Fractionation of Tobacco Smoke Condensate for Chemical Composition Studies.- Biological Activity of Tobacco Smoke.- Methods for Bioassays of Tobacco Smoke.- Chemical Composition and Tumorigenicity of Tobacco Smoke.- Utilization of Research Findings.- Modification of Tobacco Smoke.- Filtration of Cigarette Smoke.

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Key concepts: Smoke, Tobacco smoke, Cigarette smoke, Chemistry, Chemical composition, Sidestream smoke, Third-hand smoke, Curing of tobacco