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. 1961 Sep;36(5):592–597. doi: 10.1104/pp.36.5.592

Conversion of nicotine to nornicotine in harvested tobacco: Fate of the methyl group ^¹

W Stepka ^1,^2,³, L J Dewey ^1,^2,³

PMCID: PMC406188 PMID: 16655559

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