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Allura Red AC

Dye content 80 %

• Synonym(s): Disodium 6-hydroxy-5-[(2-methoxy-5-methyl-4-sulfophenyl)azo]-2-naphthalenesulfonate
• Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C₁₈H₁₄N₂Na₂O₈S₂
• CAS Number: 25956-17-6
• Molecular Weight: 496.42
• Colour Index Number: 16035
• EC Number: 247-368-0
• MDL number: MFCD00059526
• UNSPSC Code: 12171500
• PubChem Substance ID: 24869338
• NACRES: NA.47

Properties

• form: powder
• Quality Level: 200
• composition: Dye content, 80%
• color: red to maroon
• mp: >300 °C (lit.)
• solubility: water: 53.878 g/L at 25 °C (OECD Test Guideline 105 - soluble)
• density: 0.448 g/cm³ at 20 °C (at 976.8 hPa - OECD Test)
• ε (extinction coefficient): ≥20000 at 501-507 nm in water at 0.01 g/L
• application(s): diagnostic assay manufacturing; hematology; histology
• storage temp.: room temp
• SMILES string: [Na+].[Na+].COc1cc(c(C)cc1\N=N\c2c(O)ccc3cc(ccc23)S([O-])(=O)=O)S([O-])(=O)=O
• InChI: 1S/C18H16N2O8S2.2Na/c1-10-7-14(16(28-2)9-17(10)30(25,26)27)19-20-18-13-5-4-12(29(22,23)24)8-11(13)3-6-15(18)21;;/h3-9,21H,1-2H3,(H,22,23,24)(H,25,26,27);;/q;2*+1/p-2/b20-19+;;
• InChI key: CEZCCHQBSQPRMU-LLIZZRELSA-L
• Gene Information: human ... PTPN1(5770) , PTPRF(5792)

Description

General description

Allura Red AC is a food azo dye. It is a dark red powder or granules, that is soluble in water and insoluble in ethanol.

Application

Allura Red AC has been used:

• for the determination of fecal neutral sterols (FNS) in mice
• to evaluate its developmental toxicity
• as a coloring reagent for observing the experimental performance of liquid-handling robot

Biochem/physiol Actions

Allura Red AC has been used as a coloring agent and a non-absorbable color marker.

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Safety Information

• Storage Class: 13 - Non Combustible Solids
• wgk_germany: WGK 2
• flash_point_f: Not applicable
• flash_point_c: Not applicable