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| Science. 1980 May 30;208(4447):1039-42. | | Red cochineal dye (carminic acid): Its role in nature.[Pubmed: 17779027] | Carminic acid, the well-known red dyestuff from cochineal insects (Dactylopius spp.), is a potent feeding deterrent to ants. This deterrency may be indicative of the natural function of the compound, which may have evolved in cochineals as a chemical weapon against predation. The behavior of an unusual predator is described-the carnivorous caterpillar of a pyralid moth (Laetilia coccidivora)-which is undeterred by carminic acid and feeds on cochineals.
CONCLUSIONS:
The animal has the remarkable habit of utilizing the ingested carminic acid for defensive purposes of its own. | | Journal of Physical Organic Chemistry, 2009 , 22 (9) :883-7. | | Carminic acid: An antioxidant to protect erythrocytes and DNA against radical-induced oxidation[Reference: WebLink] | This work explored the antioxidant effect of carminic acid (CarOH) on the oxidation of DNA and erythrocytes induced by 2,2′-azobis(2-amidinopropane hydrochloride) (AAPH).
METHODS AND RESULTS:
The half concentrations (IC50) of CarOH to scavenge radicals were measured by reacting with 2,2′-azinobis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonate) radical cation (ABTS+•) and 2,2′-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH). The values of IC50 were 8.0 and 26.0 µM when CarOH reacted with ABTS+• and DPPH, respectively. CarOH was able to protect DNA against AAPH-induced oxidative damage by decreasing the formation rate of thiobarbituric acid reactive substance (TBARS). In addition, CarOH protected human erythrocytes against AAPH-induced hemolysis concentration dependently, during which one molecule of CarOH can trap almost three radicals. Moreover, quantum calculation revealed that the hydroxyl group at 6-position played major role in trapping radicals. |
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