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A convenient and rapid routine method for estimation of nicotine in tobaccos has been developed. The method is applicable to nicotine concentrations as low as 1 p.p.m. within · 2% error. The method will have a special bearing for studying the biogenesis of nicotine in plant tissues. Thanks are due to Mr. T. R. Srinivasan for verifying some of the results.
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Communicated by Dr. S. V. Desai,f.a.sc.
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Chatterjee, B.G., Ramamoorthy, B., Dakshinamurti, G. et al. Determination of nicotine in tobaccos. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 37, 22–26 (1953). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03050473
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