METHOD FOR TREATING PLANTS WITH PROBIOTICS

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20130269719A1
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13444272

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A method of modifying the content of certain chemical compounds in tobacco materials is provided, the method including treatment of a tobacco plant component with at least one probiotic. For example, the method may modify the asparagine content in tobacco materials, which can result in a modification in acrylamide production when the tobacco material is exposed to elevated temperatures. The type of tobacco plant component treated according to the invention can be a tobacco seed, a tobacco seedling, an immature live plant, a mature live plant, a harvested plant, or a portion thereof. Examples of probiotics include probiotic species of the genera bifidobacterium, lactobacillus, enterococcus, proionobacterium, bacillus, saccharomyces, streptococcus, and mixtures thereof. Smoking articles and other tobacco products including such probiotic-treated tobacco materials are also provided.

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R J REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY401 NORTH MAIN STREET WINSTON-SALEM NC 27101

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Davis, Michael F Clemmons, US 108 1697
Marshall, Jerry Wayne Stokesdale, US 33 436
Moldoveanu, Serban C Winston-Salem, US 24 231
Riddick, Marvin Glenn Winston-Salem, US 11 80

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