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Free and conjugated phytosterols in cured tobacco leaves: influence of genotype, growing region, and stalk position.
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry - 9 Jan 2008
Liu Wen-Hui, Yong Guo-Ping, Fang Li, Wang Shao-Kun, Bai Hai-Jun, Jiang Jia-He, Liu Shao-Min
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Although phytosterols in tobacco leaves have specific effects on tobacco quality, there is little research on the distribution of free and conjugated phytosterols in various tobacco leaves. In this paper, we explored the content and composition of phytosterols in representative cured tobacco leaves by gas chromatography of TMS-ether derivatives. We found that phytosterol contents in tobacco leaves ranged from 1.0...
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