Erythrosine

Erythrosine

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Name = Erythrosine
ImageFile = Erythrosine.svg
ImageName = Erythrosine
IUPACName = 2-(6-hydroxy-2,4,5,7-tetraiodo-
3-oxo-xanthen-9-yl)benzoic acid
Section1 = Chembox Identifiers
SMILES = C1=CC=C(C(=C1)C2=C3C=C(C(=O)
C(=C3OC4=C(C(=C(C=C24)I)O)I)I)I)C(=O)O
Section2 = Chembox Properties
Formula = C20H6I4Na2O5
MolarMass = 879.86 g/mol
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Erythrosine (tetraiodofluorescein) is a cherry-pink coal-based fluorone food dye. Its maximum absorbance is at 530 nm [ [http://wwwchem.uwimona.edu.jm:1104/lectures/ecode.html Food Color Additives ] ] in an aqueous solution, and it is subject to photodegradation.Fact|date=February 2007

Uses

It is used as a food dye, in printing inks, as a biological stain, a dental plaque disclosing agent and a radiopaque medium. Although erythrosine has been implicated as a carcinogen, [ [http://www.healthyeatingadvisor.com/9cancer-causingchemicals.html Do You Eat Food With Any Of These 9 Cancer-Causing Chemicals? ] ] Rs|date=June 2008 it is commonly used in sweets and foods marketed to children such as candies, popsicles, cake frosting and cake-decorating gels. [ [http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~lrd/colorfac.html U.S. FDA Food Color Facts] ] [ [http://www.red40.com/ Red40 Website] ] It is also used to color pistachio shells. [ [http://www.foodproductdesign.com/articles/0497AP.html Food Product Design Article] ] While commonly used in most countries of the world, erythrosine is rarely used in the United States due to its known hazards, [ [http://www.feingold.org/Research/dye-studies.html Studies on Food Dyes ] ] with Allura Red AC (Red #40) being generally used instead. However, Red #40 is banned in many European countries due to the fact that it is an azo dye.

Classification

It is listed under the following number systems:
* FD&C Red No. 3
* E number E127 (Food Red 14)
* Color Index no. 45430 (Acid Red 51)
* Indian Standards No. 1697

References

External links

* [http://www.bis.org.in/cert/man.htm Bureau of Indian Standards: List of Indian Standards under mandatory certification]
* [http://www.standardcon.com/erythrosine.htm Some more details, other common names]


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  • erythrosine — /əˈrɪθroʊˌsin/ (say uh rithroh.seen), /əˈrɪθrə / (say uh rithruh ), / ˌsaɪn/ (say .suyn) noun sodium (or potassium) salt of iodeosin, C20H6I4Na2O5; a brown powder colourant which gives a cherry red solution in water …  

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