Identification of unknown colorants in pre-Columbian textiles dyed with American cochineal (Dactylopius coccus Costa) using high-performance liquid chromatography and tandem mass spectrometry

The present study concerns the identification of nine thus-far unknown derivatives of carminic acid extracted from pre-Columbian Peruvian textiles dyed with American cochineal—these derivatives are not found in commercially available preparations of the dye. These compounds probably represent a uniq...

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Main Authors: Lech, Katarzyna, Witkoś, Katarzyna, Wileńska, Beata, Jarosz, Maciej
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4305107/