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ponceau 4r

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Description

Ponceau 4R is an azo dye, a synthetic organic compound that is used as a food coloring agent. It is also used in some cosmetics and pharmaceuticals. It has been linked to certain health concerns and has been banned in several countries. Ponceau 4R is synthesized by diazotizing 2-naphthol-3,6-disulfonic acid and coupling the resulting diazonium salt with 1-amino-2-naphthol-4-sulfonic acid. The synthesis of Ponceau 4R involves a series of chemical reactions that include diazotization, coupling, and sulfonation. The diazotization reaction involves the conversion of a primary aromatic amine to a diazonium salt. The coupling reaction involves the reaction of the diazonium salt with a coupling component, which in this case is 1-amino-2-naphthol-4-sulfonic acid. The sulfonation reaction involves the introduction of a sulfonic acid group into the molecule. Ponceau 4R is a synthetic food coloring agent. The dye is a red color and is used to color foods such as candies, cereals, and beverages. It is also used in some cosmetics and pharmaceuticals. While some studies have linked Ponceau 4R to certain health concerns, the use of this dye is subject to controversy, and it has been banned in several countries due to concerns about its potential toxicity. Some studies have linked Ponceau 4R to cancer, but these studies have been inconclusive and have not been widely accepted by the scientific community. However, research continues to explore the potential health effects of Ponceau 4R, including its effects on the nervous system, the immune system, and the digestive system. The study of Ponceau 4R is important because it is widely used in food and other products. It is essential to understand the potential health effects of this compound and to determine whether it is safe for human consumption. This dye is studied to assess its potential health risks and to determine the safe limits of its use. Research into the potential health effects of Ponceau 4R is ongoing.'

ponceau 4R: structure in first source [Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), National Library of Medicine, extracted Dec-2023]

Cross-References

ID SourceID
PubMed CID17466
MeSH IDM0052594

Synonyms (171)

Synonym
trisodium 7-hydroxy-8-[(z)-(4-sulfonatonaphthalen-1-yl)diazenyl]naphthalene-1,3-disulfonate
food red number 102
new coccine red no. 102
zolfosol
cochenillerot a [german]
neucoccin [german]
edicol supra ponceau 4rs
einecs 220-036-2
cerven kysela 18 [czech]
c.i. acid red 28
l-rot 4 [german]
c.i. acid red 18 (van)
cerven potravinarska 7 [czech]
1-(4-sulpho-1-naphthylazo)-2-naphthol-6,8-disulphonic acid, trisodium salt
ci 16255
crimson sx
ccris 2652
rouge de cochenille a [french]
7-hydroxy-8-((4-sulfo-1-naphthalenyl)azo)-1,3-naphthalenedisulfonic acid trisodium salt
coccine nouvelle [french]
1,3-naphthalenedisulfonic acid, 7-hydroxy-8-((4-sulfo-1-naphthalenyl)azo)-, trisodium salt
trisodium 1-(1-naphthylazo)-2-hydroxynaphthalene-4',6,8-trisulphonate
schultz nr. 213 [german]
victoria scharlach 4 r extra [german]
cerven kosenilova a [czech]
7-hydroxy-8-((4-sulfo-1-naphthalenyl)azo)-1,3-naphthalenedisulfon- ic acid, trisodium salt
c.i. 185
red dye no. 102
nsc 4301
hsdb 5537
purple sx
nsc-4301
brilliant scarlet 3r (biological stain)
acid red 18
cochineal red 4r
java scarlet 3r
kiton scarlet 4r
cilefa ponceau 4r
calcocid brilliant scarlet 3rn
neklacid red 4r
new coccine extra pure a
food red 102
brilliant ponceau 3rf
naphthalene ink scarlet 4r
atul acid scarlet 3r
strawberry red a geigy
kayaku food colour red no. 102
hd ponceau 4r supra
acidal bright ponceau 3r
acilan scarlet v3r
brilliant scarlet
acid scarlet 3rz
l-red 4
acid ponceau 4r
victoria scarlet 3r
scarlet 4r
food red no. 102
purple red
kochineal red a for food
edicol supra ponceaux 4rs
ponceau 4rf
c.i. acid red 18
hexacol ponceau 4r
ponceau 4re.fq
curol bright red 4r
sx purple
ponceau 4r
brilliant ponceau 4rc
victoria scarlet red
new coccine
atul scarlet f
e 124
edicol supra ponceau 4r
ponceau 4rt
acid brilliant scarlet 3r
hidacid fast scarlet 3r
acid scarlet 4r
new coccin
c.i. acid red 18, trisodium salt
rakuto brilliant scarlet 3r
symulon acid brilliant scarlet 3r
edicol supra ponceaux 4 rs
ponceau 4re
takaoka brilliant scarlet 3r
brilliant ponceau 5r
food red 7
coccin red
bucacid brilliant scarlet 3r
hd ponceau 4r
cochineal red a specially pure
neklacid red 3r
sugai brilliant scarlet 3r
2611-82-7
pontacyl scarlet rr
brilliant ponceau 4r
daishiki brilliant scarlet 3r
san-ei brilliant scarlet 3r
naphthalene scarlet 4rs
scarlet 4ra
hispacid brilliant scarlet 3rf
colacid ponceau 4r
brilliant ponceau 4rc specially pure
1578 red
eurocert cochineal red a
new coccine extra conc. a export
fenazo scarlet 3r
brilliant scarlet 4r
certicol ponceau 4rs
aizen brilliant scarlet 3rh
new coccine, dye content 75 %
AKOS000282867
F0140
scarlet 3r
N0309
schultz nr. 213
cerven kysela 18
cerven kosenilova a
l-rot 4
victoria scharlach 4 r extra
cerven potravinarska 7
1,3-naphthalenedisulfonic acid, 7-hydroxy-8-(2-(4-sulfo-1-naphthalenyl)diazenyl)-, sodium salt (1:3)
ec 220-036-2
rouge de cochenille a
cochenillerot a
coccine nouvelle
unii-z525cbk9pg
z525cbk9pg ,
C20344
food red no.102
AKOS024319577
51811-48-4
AKOS015903123
ponceau 4r (e124)
ponceau 4r [mi]
e-124-
vibracolor red are18
ci-(1975)no.16255
aka102 [inci]
ponceau 4r [mart.]
acid red 18, trisodium salt
trisodium (8z)-7-oxo-8-((4-sulfonatonaphthalen-1-yl)hydrazinylidene)naphthalene-1,3-disulfonate
ci-16255
ci 16255 [inci]
ins-124
7-hydroxy-8-((4-sulfo-1-naphthyl)azo)-1,3-naphthalenedisulfonic acid, trisodium salt
ci-food red 7
aka102
ins no.124
acid red 18 [inci]
covacap rouge w 3102
c.i. acid red 18 [hsdb]
ponceau 4r [usp-rs]
e-124
mfcd00004084
ponceau 4r (c.i. 16255)
DTXSID9021213
ponceau 4r, analytical standard
D91673
trisodium 7-hydroxy-8-[(z)-(4-sulfonato-1-naphthyl)diazenyl]-1,3-naphthalenedisulfonate
gw 306684a
ponceau 4rc (e124)
J-016263
sodium (e)-7-hydroxy-8-((4-sulfonatonaphthalen-1-yl)diazenyl)naphthalene-1,3-disulfonate
Q384709
trisodium;7-hydroxy-8-[(4-sulfonatonaphthalen-1-yl)diazenyl]naphthalene-1,3-disulfonate
acid red 18;new coccine
ponceau 4rc (e124) 100 microg/ml in acetonitrile:water
sodium 7-hydroxy-8-((4-sulfonatonaphthalen-1-yl)diazenyl)naphthalene-1,3-disulfonate
trisodium 7-hydroxy-8-(4-sulfonatonaphthalen-1-yl)diazenylnaphthalene-1,3-disulfonate
1082572-30-2
PD063574

Research Excerpts

Overview

Ponceau 4R is a red organic dye additive that is used in some foodstuffs such as tomato sauces or pastes.

ExcerptReferenceRelevance
"Ponceau 4R is a red organic dye additive that is used in some foodstuffs such as tomato sauces or pastes."( Synthesis of polymer dots as fluorescent nanoprobe for the detection of Ponceau 4R, an additive color abuse in food.
Faridbod, F; Sedighi, V, 2024
)
2.4

Toxicity

ExcerptReferenceRelevance
" There was no adverse effect of Ponceau 4R on litter size, litter weight or sex ratio at birth."( Reproductive and neurobehavioural toxicity study of Ponceau 4R administered to mice in the diet.
Tanaka, T, 2006
)
0.87
" In the present investigation, an attempt has been made to evaluate the toxic effects of a commonly used dye blend, tomato red on male Swiss albino mice."( Toxicity of tomato red, a popular food dye blend on male albino mice.
Chakravarty, G; Goyal, RP; Sharma, A; Sharma, S, 2008
)
0.35

Dosage Studied

ExcerptRelevanceReference
" Pretreating male rats with unlabelled Ponceau 4R in the diet (50 mg/kg/day) for 28 days prior to dosing with the 14C-labelled colouring had no effect on the route of excretion or the time taken to eliminate the majority of the label."( The metabolic disposition of 14C-labelled Ponceau 4R in the rat, mouse and guinea-pig.
Bex, CS; Gaunt, IF; Phillips, JC, 1982
)
0.8
" The effects of pH, contact time, temperature, initial concentration of AR-18 and the AC-CS dosage on the adsorption efficiency were investigated."( Chitosan/lemon residues activated carbon efficiently removal of acid red 18 from aqueous solutions: batch study, isotherm and kinetics.
Liu, Y; Shen, W; Wei, J; Xu, Y, 2023
)
0.91
[information is derived through text-mining from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Occurs in Manufacturing (21 Items)

ItemProcessFrequency
Beveragescore-ingredient9
Carbonated drinkscore-ingredient7
Sodascore-ingredient6
Sweetened beveragescore-ingredient4
Artificially sweetened beveragescore-ingredient3
Energy drinkscore-ingredient2
en:nullcore-ingredient1
Carbonated soft drinks without fruit juice with sugar and artificial sweetenerscore-ingredient1
Carbonated soft drinks without fruit juicecore-ingredient1
en:artificially-sweetened-beveragescore-ingredient1
Sugar Free Soft Drinkcore-ingredient1
Carbonated fruit soft drinkcore-ingredient1
Glucosecore-ingredient1
Natural sugar substitutescore-ingredient1
Sugar substitutescore-ingredient1
Food additivescore-ingredient1
Sweetenerscore-ingredient1
Energy drink with sugarcore-ingredient1
Boissons isotoniquescore-ingredient1
avec sucre ajoutécore-ingredient1
Boissonscore-ingredient1

Research

Studies (78)

TimeframeStudies, This Drug (%)All Drugs %
pre-199010 (12.82)18.7374
1990's6 (7.69)18.2507
2000's10 (12.82)29.6817
2010's39 (50.00)24.3611
2020's13 (16.67)2.80
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Market Indicators

Research Demand Index: 65.91

According to the monthly volume, diversity, and competition of internet searches for this compound, as well the volume and growth of publications, there is estimated to be very strong demand-to-supply ratio for research on this compound.

MetricThis Compound (vs All)
Research Demand Index65.91 (24.57)
Research Supply Index4.42 (2.92)
Research Growth Index5.02 (4.65)
Search Engine Demand Index109.96 (26.88)
Search Engine Supply Index2.02 (0.95)

This Compound (65.91)

All Compounds (24.57)

Study Types

Publication TypeThis drug (%)All Drugs (%)
Trials0 (0.00%)5.53%
Reviews0 (0.00%)6.00%
Case Studies2 (2.44%)4.05%
Observational0 (0.00%)0.25%
Other80 (97.56%)84.16%
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]