CHEBI:90184 - LAC dye

ChEBI IDCHEBI:90184
ChEBI NameLAC dye
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DefinitionA four-component mixture of dyes obtained from the secretions of the insect species Laccifer lacca. The four components of LAC are laccaic acids A, B, C and D of which laccaic acid A is the most abundant.
Last Modified4 November 2015
SubmitterSteve
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Roles Classification
Biological Role:
animal metabolite  Any eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in animals that include diverse creatures from sponges, insects to mammals.
Application:
dye 
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
LAC dye (CHEBI:90184) has part laccaic acid A (CHEBI:90186)
LAC dye (CHEBI:90184) has part laccaic acid B (CHEBI:90188)
LAC dye (CHEBI:90184) has part laccaic acid C (CHEBI:90192)
LAC dye (CHEBI:90184) has part laccaic acid D (CHEBI:90194)
LAC dye (CHEBI:90184) has role animal metabolite (CHEBI:75767)
LAC dye (CHEBI:90184) has role dye (CHEBI:37958)
LAC dye (CHEBI:90184) is a mixture (CHEBI:60004)
Synonyms  Source
natural red 25ChEBI
ShellacChEBI
C.I. 75450ChEBI
laccaic acidChEBI
LACChemIDplus
LAC LakeChemIDplus
Manual XrefsDatabases
LacWikipedia
Registry NumbersSources
CAS:60687-93-6ChemIDplus