10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CROCINE»
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crocine in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
crocine and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Pharmaceutical Journal ...: A Weekly Record of Pharmacy ...
By the decomposition of Crocine, a body called Crocetine is obtained. The
composition of Crocine is (2 05s H42 030) + H0 ; that of Crocetine, CE H23 0“(To
be continued.) ON THE COLOUR-TESTS FOR STRYCHNIA, AND THE
DIAGNOSIS ...
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The Pharmaceutical journal ...: A weekly record of pharmacy ...
Crocine is uncrystallizable ; when in powder it is of a bright red colour ; it
dissolves readily in water or alcohol, its solution possessing the colour of chromic
acid. Salts of lead give orange-red precipitates with a solution of crocine ; if a ...
Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain,
1862
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Notes on Chinese materia medica. Repr from the ...
According to the investigations of this gentleman,-)- the splendid yellow colour of
the Gardenia is due to a body named Crocine, which appears to be identical with
the polychroite of saffron. Crocine is uncrystallizable ; when in powder it is of a ...
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The Pharmaceutical Journal and Transactions
Crocine is uncrystallizable; when in powder it is of a bright red colour; it dissolves
readily in water or alcohol, its solution possessing the colour of chromic acid.
Salts of lead give orange-red precipitates with a solution of crocine ; if a ...
5
Notes on Chinese Materia Medica: Reprinted, with Some ...
According to the investigations of this gentleman,-)- the splendid yellow colour of
the Gardenia is due to a body named Crocine, which appears to be identical with
the polychroite of saffron. Crocine is uncrystallizable ; when in powder it is of a ...
6
The Chemical Gazette: Or, Journal of Practical Chemistry, in ...
Rochleder names this colouring matter Crocine, because he finds it to be
identical with that of the crocus; its composition is 2(Cis H43 O30) + HO. When
pounded it forms a bright red powder, which is readily soluble in water and
alcohol.
William Francis, Henry Croft,
1858
Lead-salts give orange-red precipitates with the colouring matter. The
concentrated aqueous solution, when mixed with concentrated sulphuric acid,
becomes first indigo-blue, then violet. The aqueous solution of crocine is
decomposed by ...
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THE CHEMICAL AGAZETTE OR JOURNAL OF PRACTICAL CHEMISTRY
Lead-salts give orange-red precipitates with the colouring matter. The
concentrated aqueous solution, when mixed with concentrated sulphuric acid,
becomes first indigo-blue, thpn violet. The aqueous solution of crocine is
decomposed by ...
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Reports from Commissioners
On Chemical Identification of Disease, ' by Dr. Thudichum. Helianthus iinnims.
Sunflower. Lcontodon taraxacum, Dandelion. crocine into an indigo blue, later
into a violet substance. Boiled with dilute acids it is split up into crocetine and
sugar.
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons,
1869
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Quality Assurance in Spices and Spice Products
11.1 Scope and Field of Application: The three major constituents of commercial
importance in saffron (the costliest spice of the world) are: (i) Crocine is the main
natural colouring pigment. (ii) Procrocine contributes to Bitterness or Bitter Taste.
2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CROCINE»
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crocine is used in the context of the following news items.
Anticancer Properties Of Saffron
Membrane associated antitumor effects of crocine-, ginsenoside- and cannabinoid derivates. Anticancer Res. 2000 Mar-Apr;20(2a):861-7. «ProHealth, Mar 15»
Saffron Power: Yellow, Yet Not Necessarily Mellow
Crocine is responsible for color, picrocrocine produces the slightly bitter taste, and safranal gives off saffron's distinctive aroma. «New York Times, May 07»