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ArticleChemistry & biodiversity2026

From a Cochineal Dye to the Possibility of an Anticancer Agent: Free Radical-Mediated Activity of Carminic Acid and Its Co

Tusar Kanti Mandal, Argha Dasgupta, Tanmoy Saha, Sougata Ghosh Chowdhury, Parimal Karmakar, Saurabh Das

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Tusar Kanti MandalDepartment of Chemistry (Inorganic Section), Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India.
Argha DasguptaDepartment of Chemistry (Inorganic Section), Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India.
Tanmoy SahaDepartment of Chemistry (Inorganic Section), Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India.
Sougata Ghosh ChowdhuryDepartment of Life Science and Biotechnology, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India.
Parimal KarmakarDepartment of Life Science and Biotechnology, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India.
Saurabh DasDepartment of Chemistry (Inorganic Section), Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0455-8760

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Abstract

Anthracycline-based anticancer agents perform through different modes; the free radical pathway is just one of them. Although they are effective anticancer agents, for different reasons, there is a lookout for simpler analogs that mimic their actions. Carminic acid, having a close resemblance to anthracyclines, and its Co

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Antineoplastic AgentsCarmineColoring AgentsCoordination ComplexesDNAProstatic NeoplasmsAnimalsCell ProliferationCobaltDose-Response Relationship, DrugDrug Screening Assays, AntitumorFree RadicalsHumansMaleMolecular StructurePC-3 CellsAntineoplastic AgentsCarmineCobaltColoring AgentsCoordination ComplexesDNAFree Radicalscarminic acidCoII‐carminic acidDNAglassy carbon electrodenucleobasesemiquinone‐radical anion

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PMID42904846
PMCPMC13685477

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