A natural compound found in the culinary spice turmeric may be as effective as omeprazole—a drug used to curb excess stomach acid—for treating indigestion symptoms, suggests the first study of its kind, published online ...
Sep 12, 2023
0
348
Colorectal cancer is one of the most common types of cancer worldwide. In more than half of all cases, an important protective mechanism in cells is inactivated by mutations—the tumor suppressor gene p53. The product of ...
May 25, 2023
0
33
Turmeric has been used by humans for more than 4,000 years. As well as cooking and cosmetics, it's been a staple of the traditional medicine practice of Ayurveda, used to treat a variety of conditions from arthritis to wind.
May 23, 2023
0
51
Curcumin is a polyphenol compound produced by plants of the Curcuma longa species and has been reported to have many physiological activities, which include anti-oxidation, anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer, and anti-amyloid ...
Feb 26, 2021
0
113
Curcumin, a natural compound found in the spice turmeric, could help eliminate certain viruses, research has found.
Jul 17, 2020
0
9
For years, curry lovers have sworn by the anti-inflammatory properties of turmeric, but its active compound, curcumin, has long frustrated scientists hoping to validate these claims with clinical studies.
Mar 5, 2020
0
374
A new study by scientists in Japan and Indonesia reports how an experimental drug agent stops cancer cells from growing. A little over a decade ago, Indonesian scientists first reported pentagamavumon-1 (PGV-1), an analogue ...
Oct 23, 2019
0
20
A Washington State University research team has developed a drug delivery system using curcumin, the main ingredient in the spice turmeric, that successfully inhibits bone cancer cells while promoting growth of healthy bone ...
Jun 20, 2019
1
14
Curcumin is widely used to impart color and flavor to food, but scientists have discovered that this yellow powder derived from the roots of the turmeric plant (Curcuma longa) can also help prevent or combat stomach cancer.
Apr 23, 2019
0
93
New research suggests that curcumin, a main ingredient in curry, may improve exercise intolerance related to heart failure. The study is published ahead of print in the Journal of Applied Physiology.
Nov 29, 2018
0
4
Curcumin is the principal curcuminoid of the popular Indian spice turmeric, which is a member of the ginger family (Zingiberaceae). The other two curcuminoids are desmethoxycurcumin and bis-desmethoxycurcumin. The curcuminoids are natural phenols and are responsible for the yellow color of turmeric. Curcumin can exist in several tautomeric forms, including a 1,3-diketo form and two equivalent enol forms. The enol form is more energetically stable in the solid phase and in solution.
Curcumin can be used for boron quantification in the curcumin method. It reacts with boric acid forming a red colored compound, known as rosocyanine.
Curcumin is brightly yellow colored and may be used as a food coloring. As a food additive, its E number is E100.
This text uses material from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA
