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Descriptor English: Amaranth Dye
Descriptor Spanish: Colorante de Amaranto
Descriptor colorante de amaranto
Entry term(s) colorante rojo No. 2
Scope note: Colorante naftilazo basado en ácido sulfónico, que ha sido utilizado en productos alimentarios y medicamentos y como colorante e indicador químico. Fue prohibido por la FDA en 1976 para uso en alimentos, fármacos y cosméticos. (Merck Index, 11th ed)
Descriptor Portuguese: Corante Amaranto
Descriptor French: Colorant amarante
Entry term(s): AR27 Compound
Acid Red 27
Azorubin S
C.I. Acid Red 27
C.I. Food Red 9
Compound, AR27
FD & C Red No. 2
Red Dye No. 2
Tree number(s): D02.172.025
D02.455.426.559.847.638.555.200
D02.886.645.600.080.050.650.012
D04.615.638.555.200
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000548
Scope note: A sulfonic acid-based naphthylazo dye used as a coloring agent for foodstuffs and medicines and as a dye and chemical indicator. It was banned by the FDA in 1976 for use in foods, drugs, and cosmetics. (From Merck Index, 11th ed)
Annotation: AMARANTH PLANT see AMARANTHUS is also available
Allowable Qualifiers: AA analogs & derivatives
AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AN analysis
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
EC economics
HI history
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
Pharm Action: Coloring Agents
Indicators and Reagents
Registry Number: 915-67-3
CAS Type 1 Name: 2,7-Naphthalenedisulfonic acid, 3-hydroxy-4-((4-sulfo-1-naphthalenyl)azo)-, trisodium salt
Previous Indexing: Azo Compounds (1969-1975)
Naphthalenesulfonates (1974)
Public MeSH Note: 2002; see AMARANTH 1991-2001, see AZO COMPOUNDS 1975-1990; for FD&C NO. 2 see AMARANTH 1975-1993; for ACID RED 27 see AZO COMPOUNDS 2005-2017; for C.I. ACID RED 27 see AZO COMPOUNDS and NAPHTHALENES 2005-2017
History Note: 1991(1975)
DeCS ID: 549
Unique ID: D000548
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1974/11/19
Revision Date: 2018/05/17
Amaranth Dye - Preferred
Concept UI M0000852
Scope note A sulfonic acid-based naphthylazo dye used as a coloring agent for foodstuffs and medicines and as a dye and chemical indicator. It was banned by the FDA in 1976 for use in foods, drugs, and cosmetics. (From Merck Index, 11th ed)
Preferred term Amaranth Dye
Entry term(s) AR27 Compound
Acid Red 27
Azorubin S
C.I. Acid Red 27
C.I. Food Red 9
Compound, AR27
FD & C Red No. 2 - Narrower
Concept UI M0350864
Preferred term FD & C Red No. 2
Entry term(s) Red Dye No. 2



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