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Science 4 April 1975:
Vol. 188. no. 4183, pp. 64 - 66
DOI: 10.1126/science.163494
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Science, Vol 188, Issue 4183, 64-66
Copyright © 1975 by American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Butylated hydroxytoluene inactivated lipid-containing viruses

W Snipes, S Person, A Keith, and J Cupp

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.


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