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Purpurin

Dye content 90 %

Synonym(s):

1,2,4-Trihydroxyanthraquinone, Hydroxylizaric acid, Verantin

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C14H8O5
CAS Number:
81-54-9
Molecular Weight:
256.21
Colour Index Number:
58205
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1887127
EC Number:
201-359-8
MDL number:
MFCD00001203
UNSPSC Code:
12171500
PubChem Substance ID:
24853730
NACRES:
NA.47

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assay

>70-85% (HPLC)

form

powder

composition

Dye content, 90%

impurities

1-3% DMF

mp

253-256 °C (lit.)

solubility

NH4OH: 1 mg/mL, clear to turbid

λmax

515 nm
521 nm (2nd)

application(s)

diagnostic assay manufacturing
hematology
histology

storage temp.

room temp

SMILES string

Oc1cc(O)c2C(=O)c3ccccc3C(=O)c2c1O

InChI

1S/C14H8O5/c15-8-5-9(16)14(19)11-10(8)12(17)6-3-1-2-4-7(6)13(11)18/h1-5,15-16,19H

InChI key

BBNQQADTFFCFGB-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Purpurin (1, 2, 4-trihydroxyanthraquinone) is the key pigment present in the roots of Indian madder (Rubia cordifolia).[1] This pigment produces colors, with distinctive heat and light resistant properties.[2]

Application

Nuclear stain in histology

pictograms

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GHS07

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Warning

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk_germany

WGK 3

flash_point_f

235.4 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

113 °C - closed cup

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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18108EA
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Dyeing studies with hydroxyanthraquinones extracted from Indian madder. Part 1: Dyeing of nylon with purpurin
Gupta D
Coloration Technology (2001)
Optimization of microwave-assisted extraction for alizarin and purpurin in Rubiaceae plants and its comparison with conventional extraction methods.
Dabiri M
Journal of Separation Science, 28, 387-396 (2005)
Modified porphyrins, chlorins, phthalocyanines, and purpurins: second-generation photosensitizers for photodynamic therapy.
M Kreimer-Birnbaum
Seminars in hematology, 26(2), 157-173 (1989-04-01)
G W Winston et al.
Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Part C, Pharmacology, toxicology & endocrinology, 113(2), 221-229 (1996-02-01)
Hemolymph of M. Edulis is rich in phagocytic hemocytes. Hemocytes contain numerous lysosomes which, in turn, contain various hydrolytic enzymes. Phagocytic activity of M. edulis hemocytes is thought to be associated with NAD(P)H-oxidase activity of the plasma membrane. The laser
Tim Marczylo et al.
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, 51(11), 3334-3337 (2003-05-15)
Purpurin, an anthraquinone constituent from madder root, has previously been reported as antimutagenic in the Ames Salmonella bacterial mutagenicity assay and as antigenotoxic in Drosophila melanogaster, against a range of environmental carcinogens. Short-term dietary supplementation with purpurin inhibits the formation
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