carminic acid

Term ID

CHEBI:78310

Synonyms

(1S)-1,5-anhydro-1-(7-carboxy-1,3,4,6-tetrahydroxy-8-methyl-9,10-dioxo-9,10-dihydroanthracen-2-yl)-D-glucitol
C.I. 75470
C.I. Natural Red 4
Carmine
Carmine red
Coccinellin
Coccus cacti extract
Cochineal
Cochineal extract
Cochineal tincture
Natural red 4
Sanred 1
Sun Red 1
Sun Red No. 1

Definition

A tetrahydroxyanthraquinone that is that is 1,3,4,6-tetrahydroxy-9,10-anthraquinone substituted by a methyl group at position 8, a carboxy group at position 7 and a 1,5-anhydro-D-glucitol moiety at position 2 via a C-glycosidic linkage. It is a natural dye isolated from several insects such as Dactylopius coccus.

References

CAS:1260-17-9
FooDB:FDB002568
HMDB:HMDB0030658
KEGG:C11254
PMID:24415463
PMID:24731378
PMID:24733592
PMID:29551461
PMID:32319483
Reaxys:1414932
Wikipedia:Carminic_acid

Ontology

ChEBI ( EBI )

Resources

CTD

Relationships

is a type of: C-glycosyl compound monocarboxylic acid tetrahydroxyanthraquinone

C-glycosyl compound monocarboxylic acid tetrahydroxyanthraquinone Show first 5 Terms
has_role: animal metabolite histological dye

animal metabolite histological dye Show first 5 Terms
inverse is_conjugate_base_of: carminate(2-)

carminate(2-) Show first 5 Terms
is_conjugate_acid_of: carminate(2-)

carminate(2-) Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype resulting from carminic acid

Phenotype where environments contain carminic acid

Phenotype modified by environments containing carminic acid

Human Disease / Model Data

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