| Agent Name |
Carmine |
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| CAS Number |
1390-65-4 |
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| Formula |
C22-H20-O13 |
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| Major Category |
Dyes |
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| Synonyms |
B Rose liquid; Carmine (Coccus cacti L.); Cochineal (Coccus cacti L.); Cochineal extract lake; [ChemIDplus] |
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| Category |
Anthraquinone Dyes |
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| Description |
Red crystals in methanol; bright red powder; deep red color in water; [HSDB] |
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| Sources/Uses |
Used in inks, dyes, food coloring, photography, paints, microbiological stains, and chemical reagents; [HSDB] Carmine is used as a microscopic stain of chromatin. [Ullmann] |
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| Comments |
Occupational asthma confirmed in workers in dye manufacturing plant; [Malo] Cochineal is the dried bodies of the female insect coccus cacti. Carminic acid is the active coloring material, and carmine is the aluminum lake of carminic acid. [HSDB] |
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| Reference Link |
Occupational asthma and immunologic responses induced by inhaled carmine among employees at a factory making natural dyes.#http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=8308181&query_hl=3&itool=pubmed_doc |
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| Exposure Assessment |
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| Vapor Pressure |
9.71 x 10 -27 mm Hg |
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| Adverse Effects |
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| Asthma |
Yes |
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| Links to Other NLM Databases |
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| Health Studies |
Human Health Effects from Hazardous Substances Data Bank: CARMINIC ACID
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