CHEBI:156408 - monascorubrin

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ChEBI Name monascorubrin
ChEBI ID CHEBI:156408
Definition A bulgarialactone azaphilone compound found in Monascus pilosus used as an orange food colourant for biscuits or ice-cream.
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Submitter Martin Larralde
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Biological Role(s): food colouring
A food additive that imparts colour to food. In European countries, E-numbers for permitted food colours are from E 100 to E 199, divided into yellows (E 100-109), oranges (E 110-119), reds (E 120-129), blues and violets (E 130-139), greens (E 140-149), browns and blacks (E 150-159), and others (E 160-199).
fungal metabolite
Any eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in fungi, the kingdom that includes microorganisms such as the yeasts and moulds.
(via azaphilone )
Hsp90 inhibitor
An EC 3.6.4.10 (non-chaperonin molecular chaperone ATPase) inhibitor that blocks the action of heat shock protein 90.
biological pigment
An endogenous molecular entity that results in a colour of an organism as the consequence of the selective absorption of light.
Application(s): food colouring
A food additive that imparts colour to food. In European countries, E-numbers for permitted food colours are from E 100 to E 199, divided into yellows (E 100-109), oranges (E 110-119), reds (E 120-129), blues and violets (E 130-139), greens (E 140-149), browns and blacks (E 150-159), and others (E 160-199).
anti-inflammatory agent
Any compound that has anti-inflammatory effects.
antineoplastic agent
A substance that inhibits or prevents the proliferation of neoplasms.
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