8001-48-7 Usage
Description
Tree native to Malaysia, cultivated in tropical countries. A yellow
catechu is derived from the leaves of a Malaysian woody vine
(yellow or pale catechu) by boiling or infusing them in water. It
is used for chewing with betel nuts and is exported for tanning
and dyeing. The parts used are the leaves and young branches.The derivative is a coloring substance. Extracted from leaves and
young branches, it consists of small (10 to 15 g) fragments that
are externally reddish-brown and internally yellowish. The main
constituents include tannic acid, quercetin, and coloring matter.
Chemical Properties
Gambir is a tree native to Malaysia, cultivated in tropical countries A yellow catechu is derived from the leaves of a Malaysian woody vine (yellow or pale catechu) by boiling or infusing them in water It is used for chewing with betel nuts and is exported for tanning and dyeing The parts used are the leaves and young branches The main constituents include tannic acid, quer- cetin and coloring matter.
Essential oil composition
It contains catechic, epicatechic group along with anthocyanidol, which gives the characteristic reddishbrown
shade of gambir. The alkaloids gambirdine and isogambirdine have been isolated from gambir.
Check Digit Verification of cas no
The CAS Registry Mumber 8001-48-7 includes 7 digits separated into 3 groups by hyphens. The first part of the number,starting from the left, has 4 digits, 8,0,0 and 1 respectively; the second part has 2 digits, 4 and 8 respectively.
Calculate Digit Verification of CAS Registry Number 8001-48:
(6*8)+(5*0)+(4*0)+(3*1)+(2*4)+(1*8)=67
67 % 10 = 7
So 8001-48-7 is a valid CAS Registry Number.