Table 6.
Concentrations of minor alkaloid compounds found in various tobacco types and reference cigarettes (n=3).
| Tobacco Sample | Nornicotine | Myosmine | Anabasine | Anatabine | Isonicoteine1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| |||||
| Mean (μg/g) | |||||
| Reference cigarettes (Nicotiana tabacum) | |||||
| 1R5F Reference Cigarette | 841 | 14.4 | 172 | 1200 | 33.1 |
| 2R4F Reference Cigarette | 757 | 13.8 | 140 | 1000 | 24.9 |
| 3R4F Reference Cigarette | 682 | 11.3 | 140 | 1010 | 28.9 |
| CM4 Reference Cigarette | 505 | 5.96 | 146 | 1200 | 13.8 |
| CM6 Reference Cigarette | 566 | 8.59 | 156 | 1310 | 14.4 |
| Pure Tobacco Samples | |||||
| Nicotiana tabacum | |||||
| Burley (100%) | 2220 | 31.3 | 268 | 2210 | 36.2 |
| Flue-Cured (100%) | 678 | 19.2 | 295 | 2110 | 32.1 |
| Oriental (100%) | 591 | 8.65 | 34.2 | 218 | 3.87 |
| Reconstituted Sheet (100%) | 378 | 7.18 | 49.5 | 360 | 12.5 |
| Other Tobacco Species | |||||
| Nicotiana rustica2 | 224 | 6.12 | 76.8 | 196 | 1.80 |
| Nicotiana glauca2 | 89.4 | 1.63 | 2380 | 21.7 | 1.05 |
1
Isonicoteine is also known as 2,3′-bipyridyl.
2
No subvarieties of Nicotiana rustica or Nicotiana glauca were available.