Quirks of dye nomenclature. 14. Madder: queen of red dyes

The long history of madder as a source of red dyes and pigments is presented. The variety of plant sources and the range of anthraquinone components discovered over a long period are addressed. Topics such as analysis, industrial uses, biological staining, red bone staining in live animals and toxic...

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Published inBiotechnic & histochemistry Vol. 95; no. 6; pp. 474 - 482
Main Author Cooksey, CJ
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Taylor & Francis 17.08.2020
Subjects
alizarin
analysis
Animals
Anthraquinones - chemistry
Anthraquinones - pharmacology
biological stain
Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
Coloring Agents - chemistry
Coloring Agents - pharmacology
galiosin
lucidin
madder
Molecular Structure
munjistin
Plant Roots - chemistry
primeveroside
pseudopurpurin
purpurin
red bones
ruberythric acid
rubiacine
rubiadin
rubianine
toxicity
xanthopurpurin
ruberythric acid
toxicity
pseudopurpurin
xanthopurpurin
purpurin
rubiacine
biological stain
madder
analysis
munjistin
red bones
rubianine
alizarin
lucidin
primeveroside
galiosin
rubiadin
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Summary:The long history of madder as a source of red dyes and pigments is presented. The variety of plant sources and the range of anthraquinone components discovered over a long period are addressed. Topics such as analysis, industrial uses, biological staining, red bone staining in live animals and toxicity are outlined briefly. The contributions of many chemists are acknowledged.
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ISSN:1052-0295
1473-7760
DOI:10.1080/10520295.2020.1714079