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Curcumin
A yellow-orange dye obtained from tumeric, the powdered root of CURCUMA longa. It is used in the preparation of curcuma paper and the detection of boron. Curcumin appears to possess a spectrum of pharmacological properties, due primarily to its inhibitory effects on metabolic enzymes.
Year introduced: 1991(1975)
demethoxycurcumin [Supplementary Concept]
corresponds to curcumin with one methoxy group replaced by hydrogen; isolated from rhizomes of Curcuma longa
di-glutamoyl curcumin [Supplementary Concept]
a neuroprotective agent; structure in first source
curcumin 4,4'-diacetate [Supplementary Concept]
curcumin nicotinate [Supplementary Concept]
C817 curcumin derivative [Supplementary Concept]
antineoplastic; structure in first source
curcumin diethyl disuccinate [Supplementary Concept]
a curcumin prodrug; structure in first source
curcumin glucuronide [Supplementary Concept]
a curcumin metabolite
B19 monocarbonyl curcumin [Supplementary Concept]
structure in first source
bis-dehydroxy-curcumin [Supplementary Concept]
3,5-bis(3,4,5-trimethoxybenzylidene)-1-methylpiperidine-4-one [Supplementary Concept]
curcumin-valine [Supplementary Concept]
an alpha-secretase activator; structure in first source
curcumin-phenylalanine [Supplementary Concept]
curcumin-isoleucine [Supplementary Concept]
4-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenylmethyl)curcumin [Supplementary Concept]
has antineoplastic activity; structure in first source
1,5-bis(2-hydroxyphenyl)-1,4-pentadien-3-one [Supplementary Concept]
curcumin III [Supplementary Concept]
ASC-J9 compound [Supplementary Concept]
from Curcuma longa; structure in first source
bisdemethoxycurcumin [Supplementary Concept]
curcumin analogue C66 [Supplementary Concept]