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Organic Chemicals > Quinones > Anthraquinones > Carmine

Preferred term

Carmine  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • 7-Glucopyranosyl-3,5,6,8-tetrahydroxyl-1-methyl-9,10-dioxoanthracene-2-carboxylic Acid
  • Cochineal Dye
  • Dye, Cochineal
  • Natural Red 4

Scope note

  • 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.

History note

  • 1991(1976)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D002329

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