Affiliation:
1. College of Food Science and Technology, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, China
2. Food Laboratory of Zhongyuan, Luohe 462300, China
3. College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, China
Abstract
A novel antioxidant containing four hydroxyl groups, namely 2,2′-(2-methylpropane-1,3-diyl)bis(hydroquinone) (MPBHQ), was synthesized using hydroquinone and methylallyl alcohol as the raw materials, phosphoric acid as the catalyst, and toluene as the solvent system. The structure of MPBHQ was characterized by mass spectrometry, nuclear magnetic resonance, ultraviolet spectroscopy, and infrared spectroscopy. The results showed that MPBHQ has a good radical scavenging effect, as measured by the ORAC assay, DPPH radical scavenging assay, ABST radical scavenging assay, and Rancimat test. In fatty acid methyl ester and lard without exogenous antioxidants, MPBHQ showed better antioxidant performance than butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT), hydroquinone (HQ), tert-butyl hydroquinone (TBHQ), and propyl gallate (PG), meeting the need for a new antioxidant with better properties to ensure the oxidative stability of lipids and biodiesel.
Funder
National Natural Science Foundation of China
Subject
Cell Biology,Clinical Biochemistry,Molecular Biology,Biochemistry,Physiology