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Preferred term

Carmine  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Coloring matter from the insect Coccus cacti L. It is used in foods, pharmaceuticals, toiletries, etc., as a dye, and also has use as a microscopic stain and biological marker.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • 1260-17-9 (Carmine)
  • 2-Anthracenecarboxylic acid, 7-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-9,10-dihydro-3,5,6,8-tetrahydroxy-1-methyl-9,10-dioxo-
  • 476-39-1 (carminic acid)
  • 7-Glucopyranosyl-3,5,6,8-tetrahydroxyl-1-methyl-9,10-dioxoanthracene-2-carboxylic Acid
  • CID8Z8N95N
  • Cochineal Dye
  • Natural Red 4

Pharmacological Action(s)

In other languages

  • French

  • 1260-17-9 (Carmine)
  • 2-Anthracenecarboxylic acid, 7-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-9,10-dihydro-3,5,6,8-tetrahydroxy-1-methyl-9,10-dioxo-
  • 476-39-1 (carminic acid)
  • CID8Z8N95N
  • Coccinelline

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-M7CQGZ53-7

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