Curcumin: the Indian solid gold

BB Aggarwal, C Sundaram, N Malani… - The molecular targets and …, 2007 - Springer
Turmeric, derived from the plant Curcuma longa, is a gold-colored spice commonly used in
the Indian subcontinent, not only for health care but also for the preservation of food and as …

Turmeric and curcumin: Biological actions and medicinal applications

I Chattopadhyay, K Biswas, U Bandyopadhyay… - Current science, 2004 - JSTOR
Turmeric (Curcuma longa) is extensively used as a spice, food preservative and colouring
material in India, China and South East Asia. It has been used in traditional medicine as a …

Biological activities of curcumin and its analogues (Congeners) made by man and Mother Nature

P Anand, SG Thomas, AB Kunnumakkara… - Biochemical …, 2008 - Elsevier
Curcumin, a yellow pigment present in the Indian spice turmeric (associated with curry
powder), has been linked with suppression of inflammation; angiogenesis; tumorigenesis; …

Anticancer activity of curcumin and its analogues: preclinical and clinical studies

A Allegra, V Innao, S Russo, D Gerace… - Cancer …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Curcumin has been shown to have a wide variety of therapeutic effects, ranging from anti-
inflammatory, chemopreventive, anti-proliferative, and anti-metastatic. This review provides …

[PDF][PDF] Medicinal properties of turmeric (Curcuma longa L.): A review

RK Verma, P Kumari, RK Maurya, V Kumar… - Int. J. Chem …, 2018 - academia.edu
Turmeric is an herbaceous evergreen plant in the Zingiberaceae (ginger) family. Turmeric
(Curcuma longa) is extensively used as a spice, food preservative and colouring material in …

Biological effects of curcumin and its role in cancer chemoprevention and therapy

S Singh, A Khar - Anti-Cancer Agents in Medicinal Chemistry …, 2006 - ingentaconnect.com
Curcumin, a natural component of the rhizome of curcuma longa has emerged as one of the
most powerful chemopreventive and anticancer agents. Its biological effects range from …

In situ synthesis and surface functionalization of gold nanoparticles with curcumin and their antioxidant properties: an experimental and density functional theory …

DK Singh, R Jagannathan, P Khandelwal… - Nanoscale, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Curcumin ((1E, 6E)-1, 7-bis (4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-1, 6-heptadiene-3, 5-dione) is an
active component of turmeric; it is responsible for its characteristic yellow color and …

Design, development and synthesis of mixed bioconjugates of piperic acid–glycine, curcumin–glycine/alanine and curcumin–glycine–piperic acid and their …

S Mishra, U Narain, R Mishra, K Misra - Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry, 2005 - Elsevier
In the present communication different curcumin bioconjugates viz. 4, 4′-di-O-glycinoyl-
curcumin, 4, 4′-di-Od-alaninoyl-curcumin, 4, 4′-di-O-(glycinoyl-di-N-piperoyl)-curcumin, 4 …

Antibacterial effect of five Zingiberaceae essential oils

K Norajit, N Laohakunjit, O Kerdchoechuen - Molecules, 2007 - mdpi.com
Essential oil obtained by hydrodistillation and two different solvent extractions (petroleum
ether and ethanol) from five Zingiberaceae species: ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe.) …

Challenges in antimicrobial drug discovery and the potential of nucleoside antibiotics

S Rachakonda, L Cartee - Current Medicinal Chemistry, 2004 - ingentaconnect.com
Antimicrobial resistance in hospital and community settings is growing at an alarming rate
and has been attributed to such organisms as methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus …