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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2012
Serban C. Moldoveanu, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Jerry Wayne Marshall, Stokesdale, NC (US);
Marvin Glenn Riddick, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Michael F. Davis, Clemmons, NC (US);
Serban C. Moldoveanu, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Jerry Wayne Marshall, Stokesdale, NC (US);
Marvin Glenn Riddick, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Michael F. Davis, Clemmons, NC (US);
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Abstract
A method of modifying the content of certain chemical compounds in tobacco materials is provided, the method including treatment of a tobacco plant or portion thereof with at least one enzyme. For example, the method may modify the content of tobacco smoke toxicant precursors in tobacco materials, which can result in a modification in toxicant production when the tobacco material is exposed to elevated temperatures. The type of tobacco plant or portion thereof treated according to the invention can be, for example, a tobacco seed, a tobacco seedling, an immature live plant, a mature live plant, a harvested plant, or a plant derivative. Smoking articles and other tobacco products including such enzyme-treated tobacco materials are also provided.