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Amaranth

Name: Amaranth
Brand: SIGMA
Price: 73.4 USD

Dye content 85-95 %, Powder

Synonym(s):

Acid Red 27, Azorubin S, FD & C Red Dye No. 2

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):

C₂₀H₁₁N₂Na₃O₁₀S₃

CAS Number:

915-67-3

Molecular Weight:

604.47

UNSPSC Code:

12171500

NACRES:

NA.47

PubChem Substance ID:

24890493

EC Number:

213-022-2

MDL number:

MFCD00004076

Colour Index Number:

16185

Beilstein/REAXYS Number:

4122311

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Properties

Product Name

Amaranth, Dye content 85-95 %

form

powder

Quality Segment

200

composition

Dye content, 85-95%

technique(s)

microbe id | staining: suitable

color

brown to red-brown

pH

9.65 (28 °C, - OECD Test Guideline 122 - alkaline)

mp

>350 °C (at 966.25 hPa)

solubility

H₂O: 10 mg/mL

application(s)

diagnostic assay manufacturing
hematology
histology

storage temp.

room temp

SMILES string

[Na+].[Na+].[Na+].Oc1c(N=Nc2ccc(c3ccccc23)S([O-])(=O)=O)c4ccc(cc4cc1S([O-])(=O)=O)S([O-])(=O)=O

InChI

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

InChI key

WLDHEUZGFKACJH-UHFFFAOYSA-K

Description

Application

Amaranth has been used as a dye for the microscopic visualization of crop contraction in blowflies. It has been used in the electrophoresis gel to track the migration front of the electrode buffer.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Amaranth is an azo dye which is mainly used in the the beverage and food industries. It is also considered as an endocrine disruptor.

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This Item	1018607	87612
Sigma-Aldrich A1016 Amaranth	USP 1018607 Amaranth	Supelco 87612 Amaranth
description Dye content 85-95 %	description United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Reference Standard	description analytical standard
technique(s) microbe id \| staining: suitable	technique(s) -	technique(s) HPLC: suitable, chromatography: suitable, gas chromatography (GC): suitable
color brown to red-brown	color -	color -
solubility H₂O: 10 mg/mL	solubility -	solubility -
application(s) diagnostic assay manufacturing hematology histology	application(s) pharmaceutical (small molecule) pharmaceutical pharmaceutical	application(s) cleaning products cosmetics food and beverages personal care
form powder	form -	form -
Quality Level 200	Quality Level -	Quality Level 100

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Pictograms

GHS07

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Codes

H319

Precautionary Statements

P264 - P280 - P305 + P351 + P338 - P337 + P313

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point (°F)

417.2 °F - closed cup

Flash Point (°C)

214 °C - closed cup

PPE (personal protective equipment)

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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