Butylated hydroxytoluene inactivated lipid-containing viruses.
Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) is widely used as a food preservative for its antioxidizing property. This small, hydrophobic molecule has been found to be a potent inactivator of lipid-containing mammalian and bacterial viruses.
D001435:Bacteriophages / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D002084:Butylated Hydroxytoluene / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003408:Cresols / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005503:Food Additives; D050356:Lipid Metabolism; D008958:Models, Molecular; D018139:Simplexvirus / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D014779:Virus Replication / Q000187:drug effects*
D003408:Cresols; D005503:Food Additives; D002084:Butylated Hydroxytoluene