Indirubin - Specimen details
| Catalogue Number: 99347 | |||||
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| No Image | Plant Name | 11.00 CRUCIFERAE Isatis tinctoria | Entry Book Number | 1.2016 | |
| Artefact Name | Indirubin | Vernacular Name | |||
| Iso Country | Not defined | TDWG Region | Not defined | ||
| Parts Held | Indirubin | Geography Description | |||
| Uses | IndirubinUse: User: | TDWG use | |||
| Storage | Spirit | Related Items | |||
| Donor | Hill, David J. | Donor No | |||
| Donor Date | 10/01/2016 | Donor Notes | |||
| Collector | Hill, Robin (FRS) | Collector No | |||
| Collection Notes | Collection Date | ||||
| Exhibition | Expedition | ||||
| Number Components | Publication | ||||
| Notes: | Indirubin made from woad by Robin Hill. Indirubin is alsways present in indigo dyed textiles in history. Indoxil converts to indirubin. Woad leaves are cooked and isatin is added to the strained water, then ammonia is added to turn it alkali. Indirubi, n preciptiates. Can be used as a reference. Indirubin is used to check how much indigo you can get out of leaves. | ||||