CAS 1260-17-9 appears in our catalog under these names: Carminic acid, 98%, Carminic acid (E120), Carminic acid (E120) 100 µg/mL in Acetonitrile:Methanol, Carminic Acid, >70%, Cochineal. Offered by: AmBeed, Dr. Ehrenstorfer, TRC, GLPBio, TargetMol. Available pack sizes: 25g, 100mg, 1ml, 1g, 250mg, 5g, 10g, 50mg.
Carminic acid is 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. It has a role as an animal metabolite and a histological dye. It is a C-glycosyl compound, a monocarboxylic acid and a tetrahydroxyanthraquinone. It is a conjugate acid of a carminate(2-).
Source: ChEBI
| Molecular formula | C22H20O13 |
|---|---|
| Molecular weight | 492.4 g/mol |
| IUPAC name | 3,5,6,8-tetrahydroxy-1-methyl-9,10-dioxo-7-[(2S,3R,4R,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]anthracene-2-carboxylic acid |
| InChIKey | DGQLVPJVXFOQEV-JNVSTXMASA-N |
| SMILES | CC1=C2C(=CC(=C1C(=O)O)O)C(=O)C3=C(C2=O)C(=C(C(=C3O)O)[C@H]4[C@@H]([C@H]([C@@H]([C@H](O4)CO)O)O)O)O |
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