The essential medicinal chemistry of curcumin: miniperspective

KM Nelson, JL Dahlin, J Bisson, J Graham… - Journal of medicinal …, 2017‏ - ACS Publications
Curcumin is a constituent (up to∼ 5%) of the traditional medicine known as turmeric. Interest
in the therapeutic use of turmeric and the relative ease of isolation of curcuminoids has led …

Versatile application of nanocellulose: From industry to skin tissue engineering and wound healing

L Bacakova, J Pajorova, M Bacakova, A Skogberg… - Nanomaterials, 2019‏ - mdpi.com
Nanocellulose is cellulose in the form of nanostructures, ie, features not exceeding 100 nm
at least in one dimension. These nanostructures include nanofibrils, found in bacterial …

Preparation, characterization and antioxidant properties of curcumin encapsulated chitosan/lignosulfonate micelles

D Lin, L **ao, W Qin, DA Loy, Z Wu, H Chen… - Carbohydrate …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
In this work, chitosan/lignosulfonate composite micelles (CS-LS) were successfully prepared
through polyelectrolyte self-assembly. Curcumin was encapsulated in CS-LS to obtain CUR …

Bioactivity, health benefits, and related molecular mechanisms of curcumin: Current progress, challenges, and perspectives

XY Xu, X Meng, S Li, RY Gan, Y Li, HB Li - Nutrients, 2018‏ - mdpi.com
Curcumin is a principal curcuminoid of turmeric (Curcuma longa), which is commonly used
as a spice in cooking and a yellow pigment in the food processing industry. Recent studies …

Changes in curcuminoids and chemical components of turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) under freeze-drying and low-temperature drying methods

T Chumroenphat, I Somboonwatthanakul, S Saensouk… - Food Chemistry, 2021‏ - Elsevier
We investigated how various drying methods affect the chemical components and
microstructure of turmeric. We used freeze drying (FD), hot-air drying (HD) at 50° C and sun …

The beneficial role of curcumin on inflammation, diabetes and neurodegenerative disease: A recent update

S Ghosh, S Banerjee, PC Sil - Food and Chemical Toxicology, 2015‏ - Elsevier
The concept of using phytochemicals has ushered in a new revolution in pharmaceuticals.
Naturally occurring polyphenols (like curcumin, morin, resveratrol, etc.) have gained …

Utilization of biopolymers to stabilize curcumin nanoparticles prepared by the pH-shift method: Caseinate, whey protein, soy protein and gum Arabic

S Peng, L Zhou, Q Cai, L Zou, C Liu, W Liu… - Food …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
The water-dispersibility of hydrophobic polyphenols can be enhanced using
nanotechnology-based approaches. Previous studies have shown that curcumin …

High amplification of the antiviral activity of curcumin through transformation into carbon quantum dots

CJ Lin, L Chang, HW Chu, HJ Lin, PC Chang… - Small, 2019‏ - Wiley Online Library
It is demonstrated that carbon quantum dots derived from curcumin (Cur‐CQDs) through one‐
step dry heating are effective antiviral agents against enterovirus 71 (EV71). The surface …

Astaxanthin in cardiovascular health and disease: mechanisms of action, therapeutic merits, and knowledge gaps

F Visioli, C Artaria - Food & function, 2017‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Cardiovascular disease is the main contributor to morbidity and mortality worldwide. Based
on its unique chemical features, the xanthophyll carotenoid astaxanthin is being proposed …

Effects of curcumin on HDL functionality

S Ganjali, CN Blesso, M Banach, M Pirro… - Pharmacological …, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Curcumin, a bioactive polyphenol, is a yellow pigment of the Curcuma longa (turmeric) plant.
Curcumin has many pharmacologic effects including antioxidant, anti-carcinogenic, anti …