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ALLURA RED AC

Names

[ CAS No. ]:
25956-17-6

[ Name ]:
ALLURA RED AC

[Synonym ]:
credno.40
Disodium 6-hydroxy-5-[(2-methoxy-5-methyl-4-sulfophenyl)azo]-2-naphthalenesulfonate
FD and C red 40
Fancy red
FDC red no. 40
E 129
ALLURA RED
DM 40 M
2-Naphthalenesulfonic acid, 6-hydroxy-5-[2-(2-methoxy-3-methyl-4-sulfophenyl)diazenyl]-, sodium salt (1:2)
FD & C Red 40
foodred17
Disodium 6-hydroxy-5-[(2-methoxy-3-methyl-4-sulfonatophenyl)diazenyl]-2-naphthalenesulfonate
MFCD00059526
Allura Red AC
FD and C red No. 40
RED 40
CURRY RED
EINECS 247-368-0
redno.40
Disodium 6-hydroxy-5-[(2-methoxy-3-methyl-4-sulfonatophenyl)diazenyl]naphthalene-2-sulfonate
6-hydroxy-5-[(2-methoxy-5-methyl-4-sulfophenyl)azo]-2-naphthalenesulfonic acid disodium salt
food red No. 40

Biological Activity

[Description]:

Allura Red AC, a food colourant, is dark red and water-soluble powder or granules used in various applications, such as in drinks, syrups, sweets and cereals. Allura Red AC has the ability to quench the intrinsic fluorescence of HSA through static quenching[1].

[Related Catalog]:

Research Areas >> Others
Signaling Pathways >> Others >> Others

[References]

[1]. Di Wu, et al. Characterisation of Interaction Between Food Colourant Allura Red AC and Human Serum Albumin: Multispectroscopic Analyses and Docking Simulations. Food Chem. 2015 Mar 1;170:423-9.

Chemical & Physical Properties

[ Melting Point ]:
300ºC

[ Molecular Formula ]:
C18H14N2Na2O8S2

[ Molecular Weight ]:
496.422

[ Exact Mass ]:
495.998688

[ PSA ]:
185.34000

[ LogP ]:
5.24760

[ Water Solubility ]:
Soluble in water, ethanol

MSDS

Toxicological Information

CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION

RTECS NUMBER :
QK2260000
CHEMICAL NAME :
2-Naphthalenesulfonic acid, 6-hydroxy-5-((6-methoxy-4-sulfo-m-tolyl)azo)-, disodium salt
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :
25956-17-6
LAST UPDATED :
199701
DATA ITEMS CITED :
14
MOLECULAR FORMULA :
C18-H16-N2-O8-S2.2Na
MOLECULAR WEIGHT :
498.46

HEALTH HAZARD DATA

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA

TYPE OF TEST :
LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION :
>10 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
FCTOD7 Food and Chemical Toxicology. (Pergamon Press Inc., Maxwell House, Fairview Park, Elmsford, NY 10523) V.20- 1982- Volume(issue)/page/year: 27,701,1989
TYPE OF TEST :
LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Mammal - dog
DOSE/DURATION :
>5 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
FCTOD7 Food and Chemical Toxicology. (Pergamon Press Inc., Maxwell House, Fairview Park, Elmsford, NY 10523) V.20- 1982- Volume(issue)/page/year: 27,701,1989
TYPE OF TEST :
LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION :
>10 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
FCTOD7 Food and Chemical Toxicology. (Pergamon Press Inc., Maxwell House, Fairview Park, Elmsford, NY 10523) V.20- 1982- Volume(issue)/page/year: 27,701,1989 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST :
TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION :
3053 gm/kg/2.3Y-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
REFERENCE :
FCTOD7 Food and Chemical Toxicology. (Pergamon Press Inc., Maxwell House, Fairview Park, Elmsford, NY 10523) V.20- 1982- Volume(issue)/page/year: 27,701,1989 ** REPRODUCTIVE DATA **
TYPE OF TEST :
TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Oral
DOSE :
38500 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION :
male 14 day(s) pre-mating female 14 day(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Fertility - mating performance (e.g. # sperm positive females per # females mated; # copulations per # estrus cycles)
REFERENCE :
TXCYAC Toxicology. (Elsevier Scientific Pub. Ireland, Ltd., POB 85, Limerick, Ireland) V.1- 1973- Volume(issue)/page/year: 28,207,1983
TYPE OF TEST :
TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Oral
DOSE :
83500 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION :
male 2 week(s) pre-mating female 2 week(s) pre-mating - 2 week(s) post-birth
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Effects on Newborn - growth statistics (e.g.%, reduced weight gain)
REFERENCE :
TXCYAC Toxicology. (Elsevier Scientific Pub. Ireland, Ltd., POB 85, Limerick, Ireland) V.1- 1973- Volume(issue)/page/year: 28,207,1983
TYPE OF TEST :
TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Oral
DOSE :
19725 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION :
female 1-21 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - musculoskeletal system
REFERENCE :
TIHEEC Toxicology and Industrial Health. (Princeton Scientific Pub. Co., POB 2155, Princeton, NJ 08540) V.1- 1985- Volume(issue)/page/year: 5,937,1989
TYPE OF TEST :
TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Oral
DOSE :
198 gm/kg
SEX/DURATION :
male 4 week(s) pre-mating female 4 week(s) pre-mating - 21 day(s) post-birth
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Effects on Newborn - behavioral
REFERENCE :
TXCYAC Toxicology. (Elsevier Scientific Pub. Ireland, Ltd., POB 85, Limerick, Ireland) V.1- 1973- Volume(issue)/page/year: 92,169,1994 *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974) NOHS Hazard Code - T0501 No. of Facilities: 1225 (estimated) No. of Industries: 4 No. of Occupations: 16 No. of Employees: 6022 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - T0501 No. of Facilities: 65 (estimated) No. of Industries: 2 No. of Occupations: 2 No. of Employees: 118 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - X3955 No. of Facilities: 3941 (estimated) No. of Industries: 23 No. of Occupations: 44 No. of Employees: 88598 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 50571 (estimated)

Safety Information

[ Hazard Codes ]:
Xi

[ Safety Phrases ]:
S22

[ RIDADR ]:
NONH for all modes of transport

[ RTECS ]:
QK2260000

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