Review Article

Toxicity of Xanthene Food Dyes by Inhibition of Human Drug-Metabolizing Enzymes in a Noncompetitive Manner

Table 1

Summary of IC50 values of CYP3A4, UGT1A6, and P-glycoprotein inhibition by chemical food dyes.

DyeI value ( M)
CYP3A4UGT1A6P-glycoprotein

Phloxine (PL)5.64024.5
Rose Bengal (RB)21.21511.7
Erythrosine B (ET)7.95015.6
Acid red (AR)10.3 1000 1000
Amaranth (AM) 1000 1000 1000
Allura red (AL) 1000 1000 1000
New coccine (NC) 1000 1000 1000
Tartrazine (TT) 1000 1000 1000
Sunset yellow FCF (SY) 1000 1000 1000
Brilliant blue FCF (BB) 1000 1000 1000
Indigo carmine (ID) 1000 1000 1000