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MeSH Heading: Amaranth Dye
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
Unique ID: D000548
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000548
Annotation: AMARANTH PLANT see AMARANTHUS is also available
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)
Entry Term(s): AR27 Compound; Acid Red 27; Azorubin S; C.I. Acid Red 27; C.I. Food Red 9; FD & C Red No. 2; Red Dye No. 2
Pharm Action: Coloring Agents
Indicators and Reagents
Registry Numbers: 915-67-3; 0
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)
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1974/11/19
Revision Date: 2018/05/17

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

analogs & derivatives (AA)

analysis (AN)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

history (HI)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

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therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

Concept UI: M0000852
Registry Numbers: 915-67-3
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)
Terms: Amaranth Dye Preferred Term
Term UI T439075
Date03/14/2001
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2002); C.I. Food Red 9
Term UI T000914533
Date01/23/2017
LexicalTag LAB
ThesaurusID NLM (2018); AR27 Compound
Term UI T000916319
Date02/24/2017
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2018); C.I. Acid Red 27
Term UI T618506
Date11/19/2004
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2004); Acid Red 27
Term UI T624066
Date12/14/2004
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2004); Azorubin S
Term UI T000916318
Date02/24/2017
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2018)

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