Table 1

Manufacturers of synthetic nicotine

Manufacturer nameStarting materialResulting productStereoselective step
Next Generation LabsEthyl nicotinateRacemic (50/50) R/S-nicotinenone
Contraf-Nicotex-TobaccoEthyl nicotinateS-nicotineStereoselective recrystallisation
Zanoprima LifesciencesMyosmineS-nicotineEnzymatic stereoselective step
NJOYRacemic (50/50) R/S-nicotineS-nicotineStereoselective recrystallisation