"Tartrazine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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An anionic, hydrophilic azo dye with an orange-yellow color used in fabrics, foods and cosmetics, and as a biological stain.
| Descriptor ID |
D013645
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.172.950
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| Concept/Terms |
Tartrazine- Tartrazine
- FD&C Yellow No. 5
- FD & C Yellow No. 5
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Intestinal absorption of polymeric derivatives of the food dyes sunset yellow and tartrazine in rats. Xenobiotica. 1977 Dec; 7(12):765-74.