Product Description: Carmine (Carmine red), a natural red dye extracted from the dried females of the insect Dactylopius coccus var. Costa (cochineal). Carmine is a widely used food additive. Carmine provokes both an immediate hypersensitivity and a delayed systemic response with cutaneous expression[1][2][3].
Applications: COVID-19-immunoregulation
Formula: N/A
References: [1]Chandler W Rundle, et al. Contact Dermatitis to Carmine. Dermatitis. Sep/Oct 2018;29(5):244-249./[2]R W Dapson, et al. The history, chemistry and modes of action of carmine and related dyes. Biotech Histochem. 2007 Aug;82(4-5):173-87./[3]S Acero, et al. Occupational asthma and food allergy due to carmine. Allergy. 1998 Sep;53(9):897-901.
CAS Number: 1390-65-4
Molecular Weight: N/A
Compound Purity: 86.50
Research Area: Inflammation/Immunology; Cancer
Solubility: H2O : 125 mg/mL (ultrasonic)
Target: Fluorescent Dye