Skip to Content
Merck
All Photos(2)

Key Documents

199737

Sigma-Aldrich

New Coccine

Dye content 75 %

Synonym(s):

Acid Red 18, Ponceau 4 R

Sign Into View Organizational & Contract Pricing


About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C20H11N2Na3O10S3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
604.47
Colour Index Number:
16255
Beilstein:
4122340
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12171500
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.47

form

powder

Quality Level

composition

Dye content, 75%

solubility

water: 1 mg/mL, clear

λmax

350 nm (2nd)
506 nm

application(s)

diagnostic assay manufacturing
hematology
histology

storage temp.

room temp

SMILES string

[Na+].[Na+].[Na+].Oc1ccc2cc(cc(c2c1\N=N\c3ccc(c4ccccc34)S([O-])(=O)=O)S([O-])(=O)=O)S([O-])(=O)=O

InChI

1S/C20H14N2O10S3.3Na/c23-16-7-5-11-9-12(33(24,25)26)10-18(35(30,31)32)19(11)20(16)22-21-15-6-8-17(34(27,28)29)14-4-2-1-3-13(14)15;;;/h1-10,23H,(H,24,25,26)(H,27,28,29)(H,30,31,32);;;/q;3*+1/p-3/b22-21+;;;

InChI key

SWGJCIMEBVHMTA-ZRUFZDNISA-K

Looking for similar products? Visit Product Comparison Guide

Application

New Coccine has been used to determine its decolorization by fungi Phanerochaete chrysosporium and Pleurotus sajorcaju.

Biochem/physiol Actions

New Coccine also referred to as ponceau 4 R, is a synthetic red tar dye. It belongs to the group of azo dyes. New Coccine is extensively used as a food colorant. When the intact dye reaches the intestine, it cause colon specific DNA damage in mice.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

Choose from one of the most recent versions:

Certificates of Analysis (COA)

Lot/Batch Number

Don't see the Right Version?

If you require a particular version, you can look up a specific certificate by the Lot or Batch number.

Already Own This Product?

Find documentation for the products that you have recently purchased in the Document Library.

Visit the Document Library

Differential colon DNA damage induced by azo food additives between rats and mice
Shimada C
The Journal of Toxicological Sciences, 35, 547-554 (2010)
José A Fernández-López et al.
Plant foods for human nutrition (Dordrecht, Netherlands), 68(1), 11-17 (2013-02-05)
The color degradation of aqueous solutions of six natural red pigment extracts (elderberry, red cabbage, hibiscus, red beet, Opuntia fruits and red cochineal) used commercially as food colorants was investigated at temperatures between 50 and 90 °C. Color degradation was studied
Saeed Shahrokhian et al.
Bioelectrochemistry (Amsterdam, Netherlands), 90, 36-43 (2012-11-28)
The electrooxidation of clozapine (CLZ) was studied on the surface of a glassy carbon electrode (GCE) modified with a thin film of multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs)/new coccine (NC) doped polypyrrole (PPY) by using linear sweep voltammetry (LSV). The pH of
DNA Damage Induced by Red Food Dyes Orally Administered to Pregnant and Male Mice
Tsuda S
Toxicological Sciences, 61, 92-99 (2001)
Yunfei Xie et al.
Spectrochimica acta. Part A, Molecular and biomolecular spectroscopy, 96, 600-604 (2012-08-08)
Ponceau 4R is used as a coloring agent in many different products, such as food, drinks, medicines, cosmetics and tobacco. However, ponceau 4R also shows carcinogenic, teratogenic and mutagenic behavior in high doses. In this work, standard Raman, theoretical Raman

Our team of scientists has experience in all areas of research including Life Science, Material Science, Chemical Synthesis, Chromatography, Analytical and many others.

Contact Technical Service