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Identification, separation and identification of transformed products of TBHQ in different oil storage processes

2,Jun Li 2   

  • Received:2023-06-08 Revised:2023-11-28 Online:2024-02-25 Published:2024-03-06

Abstract: Tertiary butylhydroquinone (TBHQ) is widely used as an antioxidant in oil and oil-rich foods. TBHQ contains two active phenolic hydroxyl groups, which can be easily converted during oil storage. Using lard, soybean oil and palm oil as raw materials, the storage process was simulated to analyze the TBHQ transformation during the storage of oil samples. The results show that: With the extension of storage time, the sum of the remaining amount of TBHQ and the production of 2-tert-butyl 1, 4-Benzoquinone (TBBQ) in the oil samples would be less than the original addition of TBHQ. The same chromatographic peaks except TBHQ and TBBQ were found in the gas chromatograms of methanol extracts from different oil samples. The unknown chromatographic peaks were isolated and purified by Prep-LC, and the structures of the unknown compounds were identified and characterized by UPLC-QTOF-MS, NMR, UV and FTIR. Another conversion product of TBHQ in fats is 2-methylally hydroquinone (MAHQ).

Key words: tert-butylhydroquinone (TBHQ), tert-butylquinone (TBBQ), 2-methylallyl-hydroquinon (MAHQ), Separation and purification, Structural identification

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