Chemistry:Alkannin
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Preferred IUPAC name
5,8-Dihydroxy-2-[(1S)-1-hydroxy-4-methylpent-3-en-1-yl]naphthalene-1,4-dione | |
Other names
C.I. Natural red 20
Alkanet extract Anchusaic acid Anchusin | |
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C16H16O5 | |
Molar mass | 288.299 g·mol−1 |
Appearance | Red-brown crystalline prisms |
Density | 1.15 g/mL |
Melting point | 149 °C (300 °F; 422 K) |
Boiling point | 567 °C (1,053 °F; 840 K) |
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3.0 g/kg (mice) |
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Alkannin is a natural dye that is obtained from the extracts of plants from the borage family Alkanna tinctoria that are found in the south of France. The dye is used as a food colouring and in cosmetics. It is used as a red-brown food additive in regions such as Australia.[2] Alkannin is deep red in an acid and blue in an alkaline environment.[3] The chemical structure as a naphthoquinone derivative was first determined by Brockmann in 1936.[4] The R-enantiomer of alkannin is known as shikonin, and the racemic mixture of the two is known as shikalkin.[5][6]
Biosynthesis
The enzyme 4-hydroxybenzoate geranyltransferase utilises geranyl diphosphate and 4-hydroxybenzoate to produce 3-geranyl-4-hydroxybenzoate and diphosphate. These compounds are then used to form alkannin.[6]
Research
Because the root bark (cork layers) of this plant contains large amounts of red naphthoquinone pigments, the roots of these plants are red-purple. If shikonin is extracted from fresh tissues, it gradually darkens over several days, finally forming black precipitates, which are thought to be polymers.[7]
References
- ↑ The Merck Index, 11th Edition, 243
- ↑ Additives , Food Standards Australia New Zealand
- ↑ "Alkanet" in Dispensatory of the United States of America, year 1918, edited by Joseph P. Remington and Horatio C. Wood.
- ↑ H. Brockmann (1936). "Die Konstitution des Alkannins, Shikonins und Alkannans". Justus Liebigs Ann. Chem. 521: 1–47. doi:10.1002/jlac.19365210102.
- ↑ Shmuel Yannai (2012). Dictionary of Food Compounds. CRC Press. p. 478.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Vassilios P. Papageorgiou; Andreana N. Assimopoulou; Elias A. Couladouros et al. (1999). "The Chemistry and Biology of Alkannin, Shikonin, and Related Naphthazarin Natural Products". Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 38 (3): 270–300. doi:10.1002/(SICI)1521-3773(19990201)38:3<270::AID-ANIE270>3.0.CO;2-0. PMID 29711637.
- ↑ Kazufumi Y. (2017). Lithospermum erythrorhizon cell cultures: Present and future aspects. Plant Biotechnology 34: 131–142.
External links
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alkannin.
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