<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Dyer’s kermes (Kermes vermilio) is found only on the kermes oak (Quercus coccifera L). They were used in the past for the preparation of dyes for textiles and as a pharmaceutical. The main constituents of this insect are kermesic acid (ka) and flavokermesic acid (fk). Historically and culturally important dyer’s kermes insect red dyes were investigated by high performance liquid chromatography. Kermes in the Northwest of Turkey were analyzed first time the relative amount of the dyestuffs although their presence has been reported analytical works related to this insect. The relative amount in the acid hydrolyzed extract of Kermes vermilio from the Northwest of Turkey looked very similar to the France.</p></abstract>

Dyer’s kermes (Kermes vermilio) is found only on the kermes oak (Quercus coccifera L). They were used in the past for the preparation of dyes for textiles and as a pharmaceutical. The main constituents of this insect are kermesic acid (ka) and flavokermesic acid (fk). Historically and culturally important dyer’s kermes insect red dyes were investigated by high performance liquid chromatography. Kermes in the Northwest of Turkey were analyzed first time the relative amount of the dyestuffs although their presence has been reported analytical works related to this insect. The relative amount in the acid hydrolyzed extract of Kermes vermilio from the Northwest of Turkey looked very similar to the France.

Identification of the main dyestuffs obtained from Kermes (Kermes vermilio) in the Northwest of Turkey

Ovidius University Annals of Chemistry

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Dyer’s kermes (Kermes vermilio) is found only on the kermes oak (Quercus coccifera L). They were used in the past for the preparation of dyes for textiles and...

Identification of the main dyestuffs obtained from Kermes (Kermes vermilio) in the Northwest of Turkey

Data publikacji: 19 lut 2019

Zakres stron: 1 - 4

Otrzymano: 15 paź 2018

Przyjęty: 17 sty 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/auoc-2019-0001

Słowa kluczowe
flavokermesic acid, HPLC, kermesic acid, kermes insect, natural dyes

© 2019 Serap Ayaz Seyhan, et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Identification of the main dyestuffs obtained from Kermes (Kermes vermilio) in the Northwest of Turkey

Data publikacji: 19 lut 2019

Zakres stron: 1 - 4

Otrzymano: 15 paź 2018

Przyjęty: 17 sty 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/auoc-2019-0001

Słowa kluczoweflavokermesic acid, HPLC, kermesic acid, kermes insect, natural dyes

© 2019 Serap Ayaz Seyhan, et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Słowa kluczowe
flavokermesic acid, HPLC, kermesic acid, kermes insect, natural dyes