Carthamin

Carthamin[1]
IUPAC name (2Z,6S)-6-β-D-Glucopyranosyl -2-[ [(3S) -3-β-D-glucopyranosyl-2,3,4-trihydroxy -5-[(2E)-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl) -1-oxo-2-propenyl] -6-oxo-1,4-cyclohexadien-1-yl]methylene] -5,6-dihydroxy -4-[(2E)-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl) -1-oxo-2-propenyl] -4-cyclohexene-1,3-dione
Other names Carthamine Carthamic acid C.I. Natural Red 26 Safflower red
Identifiers
CAS number	36338-96-2
PubChem	11968069
ChemSpider	21106423 Y
Jmol-3D images	Image 1 Image 2
SMILES O=C(/C=C/C3=C C=C(O)C=C3) C (C(/C1=C/C2=C(O) [C@]([C@@]6([H])[C@H](O) [C@@H](O)[C@H](O)[C@@H](CO)O6)(O) C (O)= C (C(/C=C/C5=CC=C(O)C=C5) =O)C2=O)=O)= C(O)[C@]([C@]4([H]) O [C@H](CO)[C@@H](O)[C@H] (O)[C@H]4O)(O)C1=O Oc1ccc(cc1)/C=CC(\O)=C6\C(\O)=C(\C=C/4\C(=O)[C@](O)(C2O[C@H](CO)[C@@H](O)[C@H](O)[C@H]2O)C(=O)C(\C(=O)/C=C/c3ccc(O)cc3)=C\4\O)C(=O)[C@@](O)(C5O[C@H](CO)[C@@H](O)[C@H](O)[C@H]5O)C6=O
InChI InChI=1S/C43H42O22/c44-14-24-30(52)32(54)34(56)40(64-24)42(62)36(58)20(28(50)26(38(42)60)22(48)11-5-16-1-7-18(46)8-2-16)13-21-29(51)27(23(49)12-6-17-3-9-19(47)10-4-17)39(61)43(63,37(21)59)41-35(57)33(55)31(53)25(15-45)65-41/h1-13,24-25,30-35,40-41,44-48,50-57,62-63H,14-15H2/b11-5+,12-6+,21-13+,26-22+/t24-,25-,30-,31-,32+,33+,34-,35-,40?,41?,42+,43-/m1/s1 Y Key: UZPQVEVQJJKELH-YOKGVFNOSA-N YInChI=1/C43H42O22/c44-14-24-30(52)32(54)34(56)40(64-24)42(62)36(58)20(28(50)26(38(42)60)22(48)11-5-16-1-7-18(46)8-2-16)13-21-29(51)27(23(49)12-6-17-3-9-19(47)10-4-17)39(61)43(63,37(21)59)41-35(57)33(55)31(53)25(15-45)65-41/h1-13,24-25,30-35,40-41,44-48,50-57,62-63H,14-15H2/b11-5+,12-6+,21-13+,26-22+/t24-,25-,30-,31-,32+,33+,34-,35-,40?,41?,42+,43-/m1/s1 Key: UZPQVEVQJJKELH-YOKGVFNOBD
Properties
Molecular formula	C43H42O22
Molar mass	910.78 g/mol
Exact mass	910.216773
Appearance	Red powder
Solubility in water	Slightly soluble
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Infobox references

Carthamin is a natural red pigment derived from safflower (Carthamus tinctorius), earlier known as carthamine.^[2] It is used as a dye and a food coloring. As a food additive, it is known as Natural Red 26.

Safflower has been cultivated since ancient times, and carthamin was used as a dye in ancient Egypt.^[2] It was used extensively in the past for dyeing wool for the carpet industry in European countries and to create cosmetics for geisha and kabuki artists in Japan, where the color is called beni (紅).^[3][4] It competed with the early synthetic dye fuchsine as a silk dye after fuchsine's 1859 discovery.^[5]

It is composed of two chalconoids; the conjugated bonds being the cause of the red color. It is derived from precarthamin by a decarboxylase.^[6] It should not be confused with carthamidin, another flavonoid.

References

1. ^ Merck Index, 11th Edition, 1876.
2. ^ ^{a b} De Candolle, Alphonse. (1885.) Origin of cultivated plants. D. Appleton & Co.: New York, p. 164. Retrieved on 2007-09-25.
3. ^ Carthamus tinctorius (Safflower), a commercially viable dye for textiles. Vankar, Padma S.; Tiwari, Vandana; Shanker, Rakhi; Shivani. Asian Dyer (2004), 1(4), 25-27.
4. ^ Morse, Anne Nishimura, et al. MFA Highlights: Arts of Japan. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts Publications, 2008. p161.
5. ^ Chevreul, M. E. (July 1860). "Note sur les étoffes de soie teintes avec la fuchsine, et réflexions sur le commerce des étoffes de couleur." Répertoire de Pharmacie, tome XVII, p. 62. Retrieved on 2007-09-25.
6. ^ Enzymatic Conversion of Precarthamin to Carthamin by a Purified Enzyme from the Yellow Petals of Safflower. Man-Ho Cho, Young-Sook Paik, and Tae-Ryong Hahn, J. Agric. Food Chem., 2000, 48 (9), pp 3917–3921