2-Mercaptobenzothiazole (Benzothiazole-2-thiol, 2-MBT, Mercapto-2-benzothiazole) is an exceptionally potent inhibitor of banana polyphenoloxidase and can significantly delay the onset of substrate oxidation at concentrations as low as 100 nM.
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