Study of alkaloid (nicotine), in various smoking articles by thin layer chromatography.

Objective: The present study deals with the finding of the nicotine content in various smoking articles available in the market by thin-layer chromatography (TLC) method. Methods: Various solvent systems were used to find the spots of alkaloid, nicotine, by TLC by standard procedures. Results: It was observed that in all the samples studied, the nicotine content was almost same as visualized by the resolution front values of each spot. Conclusion: It was concluded that although there are a number of smoking article available in the market, the nicotine content seems to be the same. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]