Reduced risk tobacco products and methods of making same

Embodiments provided herein concern tobacco and tobacco products having a reduced amount of a harmful compound. More specifically, several embodiments concern approaches to modify the expression of a gene that is involved in the production of a harmful compound in tobacco, tobacco products made usin...

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Main Authors Jin Wendy, Albino Anthony P, Jorgensen Ellen
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 13.09.2016
Subjects
BEER
BIOCHEMISTRY
CHEMISTRY
CIGARETTES
CIGARS
COMPOSITIONS THEREOF
CULTURE MEDIA
ENZYMOLOGY
HUMAN NECESSITIES
MANUFACTURE OR PREPARATION OF TOBACCO FOR SMOKING ORCHEWING
METALLURGY
MICROBIOLOGY
MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES
MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING
PROPAGATING, PRESERVING OR MAINTAINING MICROORGANISMS
SMOKERS' REQUISITES
SNUFF
SPIRITS
TOBACCO
VINEGAR
WINE
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Summary:Embodiments provided herein concern tobacco and tobacco products having a reduced amount of a harmful compound. More specifically, several embodiments concern approaches to modify the expression of a gene that is involved in the production of a harmful compound in tobacco, tobacco products made using these approaches and methods of determining whether the removal of said compounds using said approaches yields a tobacco and/or a tobacco product that has a reduced potential to contribute to a tobacco-related disease.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201314102340