The bitterest compound knownDenatonium benzoate is used as an alcohol denaturant and flavor in pharmaceuticals. It is also used in antifreeze, nail biting preventions, respirator mask fit-testing, animal repellents, liquid soaps and shampoos. Further, it is used in air care products. It acts as H1 antihistamine. In addition to this, it is used as a disinfectant.
1.Liwei Zhang, Huiwen Sun, Ewald Grosse-Wilde, Long Zhang, Bill S. Hansson, Hany K.M. Dweck. (2023) Cross-generation pheromonal communication drives Drosophila oviposition site choice. CURRENT BIOLOGY, 33 (2095-2103.e3). [PMID:37098339][10.1016/j.cub.2023.03.090]
3.Jun Yang, Hao Guo, Nan-Ji Jiang, Rui Tang, Guo-Cheng Li, Ling-Qiao Huang, Joop J. A. van Loon, Chen-Zhu Wang. (2021) Identification of a gustatory receptor tuned to sinigrin in the cabbage butterfly Pieris rapae. PLoS Genetics, 17 (7):(e1009527). [PMID:34264948][10.1371/journal.pgen.1009527]
References
1.Liwei Zhang, Huiwen Sun, Ewald Grosse-Wilde, Long Zhang, Bill S. Hansson, Hany K.M. Dweck. (2023) Cross-generation pheromonal communication drives Drosophila oviposition site choice. CURRENT BIOLOGY, 33 (2095-2103.e3). [PMID:37098339][10.1016/j.cub.2023.03.090]
3.Jun Yang, Hao Guo, Nan-Ji Jiang, Rui Tang, Guo-Cheng Li, Ling-Qiao Huang, Joop J. A. van Loon, Chen-Zhu Wang. (2021) Identification of a gustatory receptor tuned to sinigrin in the cabbage butterfly Pieris rapae. PLoS Genetics, 17 (7):(e1009527). [PMID:34264948][10.1371/journal.pgen.1009527]
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