Abstract
A special place among vegetable oils was occupied by natural tobacco oil. Natural tobacco oil in folk medicine is used as an antiseptic and antibacterial agent. To determine the possible alternative use of tobacco, the seeds representing Kazakhstan tobacco cultivars, extracted from ground Nicotiana tabacum seeds, were investigated by using the cold press. The quality of the oil was assessed in terms of free fatty acid content. The percentage oil yield was 36.75 ± 0.50%. Tobacco seed oil is highly unsaturated, nonacidic, and would require little purification. The oil can be used for the production of soap, antiwrinkle cream for the face, hair shampoo, shoe cream, and as a high-resolution base oil for perfumes and light industry and can be commercialized due to its high oil yield, for use as anti-inflammatory drugs.
Highlights
Tobacco was once the currency of the Almaty region and supported southern Kazakhstan’s economy
Kazakhstan has a suitable climate for tobacco, and farmers have experienced full range of facilities for farming tobacco. erefore, the best option for farmers may be development of a profitable alternative use of tobacco. e seeds of the tobacco plant are very small, but they come in an extremely large quantity per plant. ey can be preserved for a long time if they are stored in dry conditions, are resistant to rather high humidity at ordinary temperatures, and have a strong shell. e tobacco seeds’ endosperm contains thin-walled cells rich in oil
The tobacco seed oil is classified as a linoleic acid, which falls in the category of semidrying oil. e tobacco seed oil belongs to the semidrying oil category because it contains triglycerides of acids of linoleic series
Summary
Tobacco was once the currency of the Almaty region and supported southern Kazakhstan’s economy. Tobacco seeds contain a large number of cellulose, proteins, starch, and minerals [2]. It is widely known [3,4,5,6,7] that tobacco seed consists of palmitic, stearic, oleic, linolenic, and linoleic acids; various amino acids; and saturated, unsaturated, monounsaturated, and polyunsaturated fatty acids [8,9,10,11,12]. The tobacco seed oil is classified as a linoleic acid, which falls in the category of semidrying oil. E tobacco seed oil belongs to the semidrying oil category because it contains triglycerides of acids of linoleic series. At present researchers of Hexima ag-biotech company (Melbourne, Australia) are carrying out preclinical trials of NaD1 [13]. us, the tobacco plant has demonstrated its potential value beyond traditional uses
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