Reactivity of butylated hydroxytoluene

Free Radical Biology and Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 395-400

  Lambert, Christopher R ^a   Black, Homer S ^b   Truscott, T George ^c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Butylated hydroxytoluene; Free radicals; Pulse radiolysis

Indexed keywords

BUTYLCRESOL; FOOD ADDITIVE; OXYGEN RADICAL;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; DRUG BINDING; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG STABILITY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; LUMINESCENCE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE RADIOLYSIS;

EID: 0029760652     PISSN: 08915849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0891-5849(96)00050-0     Document Type: Article

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