Biomaterial Database

Indigo: an annotated bibliography. 2007

C J Cooksey

dha@chriscooksey.demon.co.uk

This bibliography lists and comments on publications describing the history, preparation, chemistry and some applications of indigo and related dyes. Note that the commentary by the author is in italics after the bibliographic information.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007203	Indigo Carmine	Indolesulfonic acid used as a dye in renal function testing for the detection of nitrates and chlorates, and in the testing of milk.	Indigotindisulfonate Sodium,Soluble Indigo Blue,(delta-2,2'-biindole)-3,3'-dione,2-(1,3-Dihydro-3-oxo-5-sulpho-2H-indol-2-ylidene)-3- oxoindoline-5-sulphonic acid,D&C Blue NO. 6,FD&C Blue No. 2,Indigo,Indigo Blue,Indigo Disulfonate,Indigotin,Indigotindisulfonate,Indigotindisulfonic Acid,Carmine, Indigo,Indigo Blue, Soluble
D007211	Indoles	Benzopyrroles with the nitrogen at the number one carbon adjacent to the benzyl portion, in contrast to ISOINDOLES which have the nitrogen away from the six-membered ring.
D004396	Coloring Agents	Chemicals and substances that impart color including soluble dyes and insoluble pigments. They are used in INKS; PAINTS; and as INDICATORS AND REAGENTS.	Coloring Agent,Dye,Dyes,Organic Pigment,Stain,Stains,Tissue Stain,Tissue Stains,Organic Pigments,Pigments, Inorganic,Agent, Coloring,Inorganic Pigments,Pigment, Organic,Pigments, Organic,Stain, Tissue,Stains, Tissue