Home › Entities › type_of_chemical_entity › crocin

crocin

chemical compound
ChemicalSubstance type_of_chemical_entity Q424767
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

crocin

Summary

crocin is a type of chemical entity[1]. crocin ranks in the top 6% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (60 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • crocin's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
  • crocin's chemical structure is recorded as Crocin.png[4].
  • crocin's CAS Registry Number is recorded as 42553-65-1[5].
  • crocin's EC number is recorded as 255-881-6[6].
  • crocin's canonical SMILES is recorded as CC(=CC=CC=C(C)C=CC=C(C)C(=O)OC1C(C(C(C(O1)COC2C(C(C(C(O2)CO)O)O)O)O)O)O)C=CC=C(C)C(=O)OC3C(C(C(C(O3)COC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O)O)O[7].
  • crocin's InChI is recorded as InChI=1S/C44H64O24/c1-19(11-7-13-21(3)39(59)67-43-37(57)33(53)29(49)25(65-43)17-61-41-35(55)31(51)27(47)23(15-45)63-41)9-5-6-10-20(2)12-8-14-22(4)40(60)68-44-38(58)34(54)30(50)26(66-44)18-62-42-36(56)32(52)28(48)24(16-46)64-42/h5-14,23-38,41-58H,15-18H2,1-4H3/b6-5+,11-7+,12-8+,19-9+,20-10+,21-13+,22-14+/t23-,24-,25-,26-,27-,28-,29-,30-,31+,32+,33+,34+,35-,36-,37-,38-,41-,42-,43+,44+/m1/s1[8].
  • crocin's InChIKey is recorded as SEBIKDIMAPSUBY-RTJKDTQDSA-N[9].
  • crocin's chemical formula is recorded as C₄₄H₆₄O₂₄[10].
  • crocin's subclass of is recorded as Crocetin digentiobiosyl ester[11].
  • crocin's has use is recorded as food coloring[12].
  • crocin's Commons category is recorded as Crocin[13].
  • crocin's ChEMBL ID is recorded as CHEMBL446785[14].
  • crocin's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/09pnmv[15].
  • crocin's UNII is recorded as 877GWI46C2[16].
  • crocin's ChemSpider ID is recorded as 4444645[17].
  • crocin's PubChem CID is recorded as 5281233[18].
  • crocin's KEGG ID is recorded as C08589[19].
  • crocin's ChEBI ID is recorded as 79068[20].
  • crocin's found in taxon is recorded as Crocus sativus[21].
  • crocin's found in taxon is recorded as Gardenia jasminoides[22].
  • crocin's found in taxon is recorded as Gardenia[23].
  • crocin's found in taxon is recorded as Buddleja officinalis[24].
  • crocin's found in taxon is recorded as Crocus albiflorus[25].
  • crocin's found in taxon is recorded as Crocus vernus[26].
  • crocin's found in taxon is recorded as Crocus tommasinianus[27].

Why It Matters

crocin ranks in the top 6% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (60 views/month).[2] crocin has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] crocin is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . commonchemistry.cas.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . ChEMBL. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Q2311683. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . ChEMBL. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Effects of crocin analogs on ocular blood flow and retinal function. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . HPLC Separation of the Major Constituents of Gardeniae Fructus. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . UGT75L6 and UGT94E5 mediate sequential glucosylation of crocetin to crocin in Gardenia jasminoides. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Marrying structure and genomics. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . HPLC quantification of major active components from 11 different saffron (Crocus sativus L.) sources. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . HPLC quantification of major active components from 11 different saffron (Crocus sativus L.) sources. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . HPLC quantification of major active components from 11 different saffron (Crocus sativus L.) sources. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). crocin. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/crocin
MLA “crocin.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/crocin.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_crocin_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{crocin}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/crocin}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): crocin — https://4ort.xyz/entity/crocin (retrieved 2026-05-03)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/crocin · Last refreshed: