Decomposes at 277 °F (NTP, 1992)
136 °C (decomposes)
No distinct melting point; darkens at 120 °C
Physical Description
Carminic acid appears as dark purplish-brown mass or bright red or dark red powder. Darkens at 248 °F. Deep red color in water. Yellow to violet in acidic aqueous solutions. (NTP, 1992)
Red to dark red, friable, solid or powder. Cochineal extract is generally a dark red liquid but can also be dried as a powder.
Dark purplish-brown or bright red solid; [Hawley] Deep violet fine crystals
Appearance
Red monoclinic prisms from aqueous methanol
Dark, purplish-brown mass or bright-red powder
Deep red color in water; yellow to violet in acid solutions
State
Solid
Storage Conditions
STORAGE PRECAUTIONS: You should store this material at ambient temperatures. (NTP, 1992)
Computed Properties
Structural Parameters
Heavy atom count
35
Aromatic heavy atom count
12
Fraction Csp3
0.32
Rotatable bonds
3
H-bond acceptors
12
H-bond donors
9
Molar refractivity
110.82
TPSA
242.51
LogP / Solubility
WLOGP
-1.19
MLOGP
-1.02
XLogP3
0.5
Consensus LogP
-0.57
Log S (ESOL)
-2.2
Class (ESOL)
Moderately soluble
Log S (Ali)
-2.74
Class (Ali)
Moderately soluble
Log S (SILICOS-IT)
-2.23
Class (SILICOS-IT)
Moderately soluble
ADME
GI absorption
Low
BBB permeant
No
P-gp substrate
Yes
CYP1A2 inhibitor
No
CYP2C19 inhibitor
No
CYP2C9 inhibitor
No
CYP2D6 inhibitor
No
CYP3A4 inhibitor
No
Log Kp (skin permeation)
-6.57
Drug-likeness / Medicinal Chemistry
Lipinski
No
Ghose
No
Veber
No
Egan
No
Muegge
No
Bioavailability score
0.17
PAINS alerts
1
Brenk alerts
1
Leadlikeness
No
Synthetic Accessibility
5.5
Safety & Transport
GHS Hazard Statements
Not Classified
Reported as not meeting GHS hazard criteria by 89 of 90 companies (only 1.1% companies provided GHS information). For more detailed information, please visit ECHA C&L website.