Table 1

Manufacturers of synthetic nicotine

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