The red insect dyes: carminic, kermesic and laccaic acids and their derivatives

Cooksey, C J

doi:10.1080/10520295.2018.1511065

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“…This insect inhabits the branches of trees native to South and Southeast Asia, particularly Thailand and India. Laccaic acids A and B [9][10][11][12][13][14][15], which are derived from anthraquinone, are the two primary coloring agents in lac. The minor components are laccaic acids C, D, and E [13][14][15].…”

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Ecological dyeing of acrylic yarn with colorant derived from natural lac dye

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In recent years, the application of natural dyes in textile coloration has attracted significant study interest. In this current study, the bio-based dyeing of synthetic textile fiber, specifically acrylic yarn, with natural lac dye was investigated. The yarn was dyed using a meta-mordanting technique. The dyeing parameters, including temperature, time, pH of the dye bath, dye concentration, mordant type, and mordant concentration, were examined. Two eco-mordants, aluminium sulfate and ferrous sulfate, are compared against an eco-restricted copper sulfate in terms of color strength and fastness. The results demonstrated that the meta-mordanting technique can be used to dye acrylic fiber using natural lac dye. The optimum dyeing results were achieved using an acidic pH (2-3) and a temperature of 100℃ for 40 min of dyeing time. The color strength of the dyed samples was enhanced by the application of mordants. Color uniformity was achieved by controlling the temperature gradient in the Tg region. In terms of color change, the wash fastness properties of the dyed samples were found to be poor to moderate due to the dye's susceptibility to alkaline washing. In terms of color fastness to rubbing and light, ferrous sulfate and copper sulfate produced superior results.

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“…Laccaic acids A and B [9][10][11][12][13][14][15], which are derived from anthraquinone, are the two primary coloring agents in lac. The minor components are laccaic acids C, D, and E [13][14][15]. In addition, lac dye contains an additional coloring agent called erythrolaccin [11].…”

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“…One of the trends of consumers worldwide is the demand for natural, safe, and sustainable products, which has shown a greater preference towards natural colorants (Müller-Maatsch et al, 2018), among which those obtained from the carmine cochineal Dactylopius coccus stand out. The females of the 11 species of Dactylopius, so far recognized, are characterized by containing a hydroxyanthraquinone linked to a glucose unit, called carminic acid (CA), mainly used in food, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and textiles (Cooksey, 2018), as an alternative to some synthetic dyes (González et al, 2010). Both, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have allowed using cochineal extracts and carmines in food products (Rather et al, 2020).…”

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PRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR OF Dactylopius coccus Costa ON TWO CONFINED Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill CULTIVARS

Zacarías-Alvarado

Tovar-Robles

Aquino-Pérez

et al. 2021

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Recently, the commercial breeding of Dactylopius coccus in confined environments has been developed not to depend on seasonal production and ensure the supply chain. Previous studies have shown the technical viability of their breeding of i Opuntia in a repository also called "Nopaloteca". However, considering the genetic diversity of Opuntia in each region, it is necessary to evaluate alternative cultivars to maximize the efficiency of that production system. The evaluated cultivars were Esmeralda and Villanueva (Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill.). Four height levels (m) within the “Nopaloteca” (N1: 0.5; N2: 1.0; N3: 1.5 and N4: 2.0) and two harvest indices (pre and post oviposition) were evaluated regarding their effects on the carminic acid concentration (CAC, %) and fresh weight (FW, g) of D. Coccus. The results showed no significant difference in the CAC of the D. coccus colonies in both cultivars (18 %); however, the highest FW was reached in the cv. Esmeralda with 6.3 g per cladode (p ≤ 0.05). The highest CAC was found in the N4 treatment (2.0 m) with 18.6 % (p ≤ 0.05); while the highest average FW values (p ≤ 0.05) were in the intermediate levels of the N2 (1.0 m) and N3 (1.5 m) treatments, with 6.4 and 6.1 g per cladode, each. The post oviposition phase harvest of D. coccus resulted in a higher CAC concentration (20.4 %); meanwhile, in the pre-oviposition phase, 15.6 % was harvested (p ≤ 0.05). Due to the productivity and quality obtained, the Esmeralda cultivar could be used as an alternative host for the intensive breeding of D. coccus in confinement, in north-central Mexico.

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“…Lac dye, a bright red powder, is a type of natural dye derived from the metabolites of lac insects (Burwood, Read, Schofield, & Wright, 1965; Santos et al, 2015). It is widely used in dyeing textiles, food products, cosmetics, and medicines (Aceto et al, 2019; Boga et al, 2013; Cooksey, 2019; Divya Singh, Baboo, & Prasad, 2011; Liu, Ji, et al, 2019; Liu, Yi, et al, 2019; Liu, Zhang, & Tang, 2013). Lac dye has also been used as a potential antitumor agent and biomarker to localize calcium phosphate tribasic in previous reports (Gupta, Bhatt, & Momin, 2019; Kemmochi et al, 2012; Kobayashi et al, 2017; Shamim, Ranjan, Pandey, Sharma, & Ramani, 2016).…”

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“…Lac dye has also been used as a potential antitumor agent and biomarker to localize calcium phosphate tribasic in previous reports (Gupta, Bhatt, & Momin, 2019; Kemmochi et al, 2012; Kobayashi et al, 2017; Shamim, Ranjan, Pandey, Sharma, & Ramani, 2016). Accordingly, lac dye was considered as a safe and environmentally‐friendly colorant (Cooksey, 2019; Nandkishore, Sanjay, & Murari, 2017). However, there is no research on the application of lac dye as a colorant for bacterial staining and foodborne pathogen detection at present.…”

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Rapid detection of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in milk, bread, and jelly by lac dye coloration‐based bidirectional lateral flow immunoassay strip

Cheng

Fang

Tian

et al. 2020

Journal of Food Safety

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Lac dye, a kind of food additive and textile dye, is extracted from lac insect secretions. The ability of lac dye to stain bacteria was firstly found. Based on the discovery, a new bidirectional lateral flow immunoassay strip (BLFIS) for detecting Escherichia coli O157:H7 (E. coli O157:H7) was successfully developed. The BLFIS has two sheets of nitrocellulose (NC) membranes separated by a sample pad. The anti‐E. coli O157:H7 monoclonal antibodies (McAb) were oppositely dispensed on the NC membranes as the control line and test line, respectively. On the side of the control line, a conjugation pad immobilized with pre‐stained E. coli O157:H7 was assembled. The detection limit of BLFIS was 106 CFU/ml. Furthermore, after pre‐incubation in food sample, the detection sensitivity was significantly increased to 100 colonies of the initial bacterial count. This method may be an improvement over traditional colloidal gold lateral flow immunoassay strips, which does not require the pairing of two antibodies to complete the detection, nor the chromogenic nanomaterials to report the detection results, such as gold nanoparticles. And the BLFIS might provide technical support for detecting E. coli O157:H7 in food and ensuring food safety.

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The red insect dyes: carminic, kermesic and laccaic acids and their derivatives

Cited by 37 publications

References 41 publications

Ecological dyeing of acrylic yarn with colorant derived from natural lac dye

Ecological dyeing of acrylic yarn with colorant derived from natural lac dye

PRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR OF Dactylopius coccus Costa ON TWO CONFINED Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill CULTIVARS

Rapid detection of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in milk, bread, and jelly by lac dye coloration‐based bidirectional lateral flow immunoassay strip

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