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Carminic acid

analytical standard

Synonym(s):

Natural Red 4

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C22H20O13
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
492.39
UNSPSC Code:
85151701
NACRES:
NA.24
E Number:
E120
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
215-023-3
MDL number:
Colour Index Number:
75470
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
71651
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InChI key

DGQLVPJVXFOQEV-JNVSTXMASA-N

InChI

1S/C22H20O13/c1-4-8-5(2-6(24)9(4)22(33)34)13(25)10-11(15(8)27)16(28)12(18(30)17(10)29)21-20(32)19(31)14(26)7(3-23)35-21/h2,7,14,19-21,23-24,26,28-32H,3H2,1H3,(H,33,34)/t7-,14-,19+,20-,21+/m1/s1

SMILES string

Cc1c(C(O)=O)c(O)cc2C(=O)c3c(O)c(O)c([C@@H]4O[C@H](CO)[C@@H](O)[C@H](O)[C@H]4O)c(O)c3C(=O)c12

grade

analytical standard

assay

≥90% (HPLC)

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable, gas chromatography (GC): suitable

application(s)

cleaning products
cosmetics
food and beverages
personal care

format

neat

Quality Level

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General description

Carminic acid is an anthraquinone red dye. It is majorly used in textile industry as pigmenting agent.

Application

Carminic acid was used to compare and identify the Leucopis sp. using analytical methods like TLC and HPLC.
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Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 2

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)


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T Eisner et al.
Experientia, 50(6), 610-615 (1994-06-15)
Larvae of two insects, a coccinellid beetle (Hyperaspis trifurcata) and a chamaemyiid fly (Leucopis sp.), feed on cochineal insects and appropriate their prey's defensive chemical, carminic acid, for protective purposes of their own. H. trifurcata discharges the chemical with droplets
Hajime Nakatani et al.
Bioscience, biotechnology, and biochemistry, 75(3), 550-555 (2011-03-11)
The interaction between mammary epithelial and stromal tissue is considered to be important in breast tissue development. In this study, we developed a transplantation procedure for the mammary stromal fibroblastic cell line (MSF) to examine its life in vivo. First
Fayezeh Samari et al.
Analytica chimica acta, 667(1-2), 49-56 (2010-05-06)
A simple analytical method based on the second-order calibration of the pH gradient spectrophotometric data was developed for assay of carminic acid (CA) in human plasma and orange juice over the concentration range of 1.5-14.0microM. The multi-way data analysis method
Mamoru Kakino et al.
BMC complementary and alternative medicine, 10, 68-68 (2010-11-17)
Agarwood (Aquilaria sinensis), well known as incense in Southeast Asia, has been used as a digestive in traditional medicine. We investigated the laxative effects of an ethanol extract of agarwood leaves (EEA) in a rat model of low-fiber diet-induced constipation.
Medhat Mohamed El-Moselhy et al.
Journal of hazardous materials, 185(1), 442-446 (2010-10-15)
Removal and preconcentration of Mo(VI) from water and wastewater solutions was investigated using carminic acid modified anion exchanger (IRA743). Various factors influencing the adsorption of Mo(VI), e.g. pH, initial concentration, and coexisting oxyanions were studied. Adsorption reached equilibrium within <10

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