The name is tertiary butylhydroquinone (GOST 55517–2013), and the shorter one is tert-butylhydroquinone or the international term tertiary-butylhydro-quinone (short for TBHQ).
It has an absolutely synthetic origin, the main production method is a multi-stage chemical reaction of the interaction of butyl (butane radical) with hydroquinone. Catalysts are aqueous solutions of acids. The second method is electrochemical: the substance is isolated from tertiary butylphenols.
The usual state of this substance is a white powder without taste and aroma, but with a plastic wax-like structure. Solubility is high exclusively in alcohols, fats and esters. Resistant to water and heat. The permissible daily intake of tertiary butylhydroquinone 0.2 mg / kg of body weight per day is temporary. This means that when this substance is eaten in this dosage, it is harmless to health. If this dosage is exceeded, the following reactions are possible such as nausea, vomiting, hallucinations. At a dosage of up to 5g - is fatal to humans. As a result of a number of studies in laboratory animals, it was found that tertiary butylhydroquinone in high doses can cause the formation of malignant tumors of the stomach and cause DNA damage.
Tert-butylhydroquinone weakens the body's defense against influenza [1]
- ↑ A common dietary supplement weakens the body’s defense against influenza - Vesti.Nauka . http: //nauka.vesti.ru.+ Date of treatment April 11, 2019.