Zhiyuan Biotechnology Uses Cyclodextrin To Remove Carcinogens From Cigarettes

Smoking is harmful to health not only because cigarettes contain nicotine but also because of a large amount of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons with tumorigenic activity. These active ingredients can easily cause human body cells to become cancerous. Hydroxypropyl beta-cyclodextrin or menthol hydroxypropyl beta-cyclodextrin inclusion complex produced by Shandong Binzhou Zhiyuan Biotechnology Co., Ltd. can be added to the fiber filaments of the cigarette filter by appropriate methods, making full use of the hydrophobic environment in the cyclodextrin cavity and the special structure of the outer side frame being hydrophilic due to the aggregation of hydroxyl groups. It is precisely because of this structure as shown in the figure that almost all nitrogen heterocyclic compounds and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons can partially or completely enter the cyclodextrin cavity to form a host-guest inclusion compound, thereby reducing the active carcinogenic components in the smoke. Menthol hydroxypropyl beta-cyclodextrin inclusion complex can also have a special mint flavor when added to the cigarette filter in a specific way.