The chemical components of tobacco and tobacco smoke / Alan Rodgman, Thomas A. Perfetti.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 1261-1482) and index.

The hydrocarbons -- Alcohols and phytosterols -- Aldehydes and ketones -- Carboxylic acids -- The esters -- The lactones -- Anhydrides -- Carbohydrates and their derivatives -- Phenols and quinones -- The ethers -- Nitriles -- Acyclic amines -- Amides -- Imides -- N-nitrosamines -- Nitroalkanes, nitroarenes, and nitrophenols -- Nitrogen heterocyclic components -- Miscellaneous components -- Fixed and variable gases -- Metallic and nonmetallic elements, isotopes, ions, and salts -- Pesticides and growth regulators -- Genes, nucleotides, and enzymes -- "Hoffmann analytes" -- Tobacco and/or tobacco smoke components used as tobacco ingredients -- Pryolysis -- Carcinogens, tumorigens, and mutagens vs. anticarcinogens, inhibitors, and antimutagens -- Free radicals -- Summary.