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... > Organic Chemicals > Hydrocarbons > Hydrocarbons, Cyclic > Hydrocarbons, Aromatic > Benzene Derivatives > Phenols > Catechols > Curcumin
... > Organic Chemicals > Hydrocarbons > Hydrocarbons, Cyclic > Hydrocarbons, Aromatic > Diarylheptanoids > Curcumin
... > Organic Chemicals > Hydrocarbons > Hydrocarbons, Acyclic > Alkanes > Heptanes > Diarylheptanoids > Curcumin

Preferred term

Curcumin  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • 1,6-Heptadiene-3,5-dione, 1,7-bis(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-, (E,E)-
  • Curcumin Phytosome
  • Diferuloylmethane
  • Phytosome, Curcumin
  • Turmeric Yellow
  • Yellow, Turmeric

Note

  • entry term TURMERIC YELLOW: TUMERIC see CURCUMA is also available

Scope note

  • 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.

History note

  • 91(75); was see under CATECHOLS 1975-90

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D003474

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