Embodiments provided herein concern tobacco and tobacco products having a reduced amount of a harmful compound. More specifically, several embodiments concern approaches to modify the expression of a gene that is involved in the production of a harmful compound in tobacco, tobacco products made using these approaches and methods of determining whether the removal of said compounds using said approaches yields a tobacco and/or a tobacco product that has a reduced potential to contribute to a tobacco-related disease.
本文提供的实施方案涉及有害化合物含量降低的烟草和烟草制品。更具体地说,几个实施方案涉及改变烟草中参与产生有害化合物的
基因表达的方法、使用这些方法制造的烟草制品以及确定使用所述方法去除所述化合物是否会产生烟草和/或烟草制品的方法,这种烟草和/或烟草制品导致烟草相关疾病的可能性降低。