Denatonium
Overview
Denatonium, usually available as denatonium benzoate (under trade name
s such as BITTER+PLUS,Bitrex or Aversion) and as denatonium saccharide, is the bitterest chemical compound
known; with bitterness thresholds of 0.05 ppm for the benzoate and 0.01 ppm for the saccharide.
It was discovered in 1958 during research on local anesthetic
s by Macfarlan Smith of Edinburgh
, Scotland
, and registered under the trademark Bitrex.
Trade name
A trade name, also known as a trading name or a business name, is the name which a business trades under for commercial purposes, although its registered, legal name, used for contracts and other formal situations, may be another....
s such as BITTER+PLUS,Bitrex or Aversion) and as denatonium saccharide, is the bitterest chemical compound
Chemical compound
A chemical compound is a pure chemical substance consisting of two or more different chemical elements that can be separated into simpler substances by chemical reactions. Chemical compounds have a unique and defined chemical structure; they consist of a fixed ratio of atoms that are held together...
known; with bitterness thresholds of 0.05 ppm for the benzoate and 0.01 ppm for the saccharide.
It was discovered in 1958 during research on local anesthetic
Local anesthetic
A local anesthetic is a drug that causes reversible local anesthesia, generally for the aim of having local analgesic effect, that is, inducing absence of pain sensation, although other local senses are often affected as well...
s by Macfarlan Smith of Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
, and registered under the trademark Bitrex.
