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Erythrosin B

analytical standard

Synonym(s):

Erythrosin extra bluish, 2′,4′,5′,7′-Tetraiodofluorescein disodium salt, Acid Red 51, Iodoeosin

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C20H6I4Na2O5
CAS Number:
16423-68-0
Molecular Weight:
879.86
Colour Index Number:
45430
Beilstein:
1443945
EC Number:
240-474-8
MDL number:
MFCD00144257
UNSPSC Code:
85151701
PubChem Substance ID:
329769588
E Number:
E127
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

analytical standard

Quality Level

100

Assay

≥98.0% (HPLC)

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

application(s)

cleaning products
cosmetics
food and beverages
personal care

format

neat

SMILES string

[Na+].[Na+].[O-]c1c(I)cc2c(Oc3c(I)c([O-])c(I)cc3C24OC(=O)c5ccccc45)c1I

InChI

1S/C20H8I4O5.2Na/c21-11-5-9-17(13(23)15(11)25)28-18-10(6-12(22)16(26)14(18)24)20(9)8-4-2-1-3-7(8)19(27)29-20;;/h1-6,25-26H;;/q;2*+1/p-2

InChI key

RAGZEDHHTPQLAI-UHFFFAOYSA-L

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Application

Erythrosin B belongs to the class of xanthene dyes, which can find applications as a food colorant.(12} It can exhibit light absorption in the range of 500-550 nm, hence can lead to the formation of reactive oxygen species, which can inactivate the microorganisms, thereby acting like an antimicrobial agent.
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Packaging

Bottomless glass bottle. Contents are inside inserted fused cone.

Pictograms

Exclamation markEnvironment
GHS07,GHS09

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H302,H411

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Aquatic Chronic 2

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

359.6 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

182 °C - closed cup

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Certificates of Analysis (COA)

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BCCF3674
BCBS7131V
BCBD1294V
BCBD1294

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Enhanced antimicrobial effect of ultrasound by the food colorant Erythrosin B
Bastarrachea.JL, et al.
Food Research International, 100, 344-351 (2017)
Laura Carmen Apostol et al.
Biodegradation, 23(5), 725-737 (2012-03-23)
Biodegradation of a xanthene dyes was investigated for the first time using anaerobic granular sludge. On a first screening, biomass was able to decolorize, at different extents, six azo dye solutions: acid orange 7, direct black 19, direct blue 71
Chueh-Pin Chen et al.
Photochemistry and photobiology, 88(3), 570-576 (2012-01-31)
The growing resistance to antibiotics has rendered antimicrobial photodynamic inactivation (PDI) an attractive alternative treatment modality for infectious diseases. Chitosan (CS) was shown to further potentiate the PDI effect of photosensitizers and was therefore used in this study to investigate
Farah Maria Drumond Chequer et al.
Food and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association, 50(10), 3447-3451 (2012-08-01)
Erythrosine (ErB) is a xanthene and an US Food and Drug Administration approved dye used in foods, drugs and cosmetics. Although its utilization is permitted, ErB is described as inhibitor of enzymes and protein-protein interactions and is toxic to pituitary
Vagner Roberto Batistela et al.
Spectrochimica acta. Part A, Molecular and biomolecular spectroscopy, 79(5), 889-897 (2011-05-10)
Xanthenes form to an important class of dyes which are widely used. Most of them present three acid-base groups: two phenolic sites and one carboxylic site. Therefore, the pKa determination and the attribution of each group to the corresponding pKa
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