Common Name

Erythrosine Description

Erythrosine is a dye used in food and feed additives. Prohibited in U.S.A. and Norway Erythrosine is a cherry-pink synthetic fluorone food coloring. It is the disodium salt of 2,4,5,7-tetraiodofluorescein. Its maximum absorbance is at 530 nm in an aqueous solution, and it is subject to photodegradation.[citation needed]; It is used as a food coloring, in printing inks, as a biological stain, a dental plaque disclosing agent and a radiopaque medium. It is commonly used in sweets and foods marketed to children such as cake icing and cake-decorating gels. It is also used to color pistachio shells. While commonly used in most countries of the world, erythrosine is rarely used in the United States due to its known hazards, with Allura Red AC (Red #40) being generally used instead. However, Allura Red AC is banned in many European countries because it is an azo dye, despite the fact that it has fewer known health risks than Erythrosine.Erythrosine has been shown to exhibit anti-microbial function (PMID 21180961 ).Erythrosine belongs to the family of Xanthones. These are polycyclic aromatic compounds containing a xanthene moiety conjugated to a ketone group at carbon 9. Structure

MOLSDFPDBSMILESInChI

Structure for HMDB29702 (Erythrosine)

Synonyms

Value Source e127ChEMBL 2',4',5',7'-TetraiodofluoresceinHMDB 2, 4,5,7-TetraiodofluoresceinHMDB 2,4,5,7-ErythrosinHMDB 2,4,5,7-TetraiodofluoresceinHMDB 3',6'-Dihydroxy-2',4',5',7'-tetraiodospiro[isobenzofuran-1(3H),9'(9H)-xanthen]-3-one, 9ciHMDB Aizen erythrosineHMDB C.I. 45430HMDB C.I. acid red 51HMDB C.I. FOOD red 14HMDB CeplacHMDB Cogilor orange 211.10HMDB Cogilor orange 312.42HMDB Dianthine bHMDB Erythrosine acidHMDB Erythrosine, phenolicHMDB FD And C red no. 3HMDB FeluminHMDB FOOD Red no. 3HMDB IodeosinHMDB Iodeosine bHMDB IodofluoresceinHMDB Pyrosine bHMDB Red 1427HMDB TetraiodofluoresceinHMDB TraceHMDB

Chemical Formlia

C20H8I4O5 Average Molecliar Weight

835.8924 Monoisotopic Molecliar Weight

835.655047046 IUPAC Name

3,6-dihydroxy-2,4,5,7-tetraiodo-3H-spiro[2-benzofuran-1,9-xanthene]-3-one Traditional Name

erythrosine CAS Registry Number

15905-32-5 SMILES

OC1=C(I)C2=C(C=C1I)C1(OC(=O)C3=C1C=CC=C3)C1=CC(I)=C(O)C(I)=C1O2

InChI Identifier

InChI=1S/C20H8I4O5/c21-11-5-9-17(13(23)15(11)25)28-18-10(6-12(22)16(26)14(18)24)20(9)8-4-2-1-3-7(8)19(27)29-20/h1-6,25-26H

InChI Key

OALHHIHQOFIMEF-UHFFFAOYSA-N Chemical Taxonomy Description

This compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as xanthenes. These are polycyclic aromatic compounds containing a xanthene moiety, which consists of two benzene rings joined to each other by a pyran ring. Kingdom

Organic compounds Super Class

Organoheterocyclic compounds Class

Benzopyrans Sub Class

1-benzopyrans Direct Parent

Xanthenes Alternative Parents

  • Diarylethers
  • Phthalides
  • Benzofuranones
  • O-iodophenols
  • Iodobenzenes
  • Aryl iodides
  • Lactones
  • Carboxylic acid esters
  • Oxacyclic compounds
  • Monocarboxylic acids and derivatives
  • Organoiodides
  • Hydrocarbon derivatives
  • Carbonyl compounds
  • Substituents

  • Xanthene
  • Diaryl ether
  • Phthalide
  • Benzofuranone
  • 2-iodophenol
  • 2-halophenol
  • Iodobenzene
  • Benzenoid
  • Aryl iodide
  • Aryl halide
  • Lactone
  • Carboxylic acid ester
  • Oxacycle
  • Monocarboxylic acid or derivatives
  • Ether
  • Carboxylic acid derivative
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Organooxygen compound
  • Organoiodide
  • Organohalogen compound
  • Carbonyl group
  • Aromatic heteropolycyclic compound
  • Molecliar Framework

    Aromatic heteropolycyclic compounds External Descriptors

    Not Available Ontology Status

    Expected but not Quantified Origin

  • Endogenous
  • Food
  • Biofunction

  • anti-microbial
  • Application

  • Dye / Coloring Agent
  • Cellliar locations

  • Membrane (predicted from logP)
  • Physical Properties State

    Not Available Experimental Properties

    Property Value Reference Melting Point303 °CNot Available Boiling PointNot AvailableNot Available Water Solubility0.7 mg/mLNot Available LogPNot AvailableNot Available

    Predicted Properties

    Property Value Source Water Solubility0.0034 mg/mLALOGPS logP4.87ALOGPS logP7.6ChemAxon logS-5.4ALOGPS pKa (Strongest Acidic)6.5ChemAxon pKa (Strongest Basic)-7ChemAxon Physiological Charge-1ChemAxon Hydrogen Acceptor Count3ChemAxon Hydrogen Donor Count2ChemAxon Polar Surface Area75.99 Å2ChemAxon Rotatable Bond Count0ChemAxon Refractivity144.67 m3·mol-1ChemAxon Polarizability55.06 Å3ChemAxon Number of Rings5ChemAxon Bioavailability0ChemAxon Rlie of FiveYesChemAxon Ghose FilterYesChemAxon Vebers RlieYesChemAxon MDDR-like RlieYesChemAxon

    Spectra Spectra

    Spectrum Type Description Splash Key Predicted LC-MS/MS

    Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum – 10V, PositiveNot Available Predicted LC-MS/MS

    Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum – 20V, PositiveNot Available Predicted LC-MS/MS

    Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum – 40V, PositiveNot Available Predicted LC-MS/MS

    Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum – 10V, NegativeNot Available Predicted LC-MS/MS

    Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum – 20V, NegativeNot Available Predicted LC-MS/MS

    Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum – 40V, NegativeNot Available

    Biological Properties Cellliar Locations

  • Membrane (predicted from logP)
  • Biofluid Locations

    Not Available Tissue Location

    Not Available Pathways

    Not Available Normal Concentrations Not Available Abnormal Concentrations

    Not Available Associated Disorders and Diseases Disease References

    None Associated OMIM IDs

    None External Links DrugBank ID

    Not Available DrugBank Metabolite ID

    Not Available Phenol Explorer Compound ID

    Not Available Phenol Explorer Metabolite ID

    Not Available FoodDB ID

    FDB000892 KNApSAcK ID

    Not Available Chemspider ID

    Not Available KEGG Compound ID

    Not Available BioCyc ID

    Not Available BiGG ID

    Not Available Wikipedia Link

    Erythrosine NuGOwiki Link

    HMDB29702 Metagene Link

    HMDB29702 METLIN ID

    Not Available PubChem Compound

    Not Available PDB ID

    Not Available ChEBI ID

    Not Available

    Product: Calcipotriol Impurity C

    References Synthesis Reference Not Available Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) Not Available General References
    1. Costa AC, Chibebe Junior J, Pereira CA, Machado AK, Beltrame Junior M, Junqueira JC, Jorge AO: Susceptibility of planktonic cultures of Streptococcus mutans to photodynamic therapy with a light-emitting diode. Braz Oral Res. 2010 Oct-Dec;24(4):413-8. [PubMed:21180961 ]
    2. (). Yannai, Shmuel. (2004) Dictionary of food compounds with CD-ROM: Additives, flavors, and ingredients. Boca Raton: Chapman & Hall/CRC.. .

    PMID: 14751870