
CASNumber458-37-7
LinearFormula[HOC6H3(OCH3)CH=CHCO]2CH2
MolecularWeight368.38
BeilsteinRegistryNumber2306965
ColourIndexNumber75300
ECNumber207-280-5
MDLnumberMFCD00008365
PubChemSubstanceID329768129
Properties:
RelatedCategories | AnalyticalReagents,Analytical/Chromatography,MassSpectrometry(MS),MatrixSubstancesforMALDI-MS,Spectroscopy |
Description:
Biochem/physiolActions
Anaturalphenoliccompound.Potentanti-tumoragenthavinganti-inflammatoryandanti-oxidantproperties.Curcuminhasbeencitedasapotentialchemopreventiveagent,inadditiontoitschemotherapeuticactivity.Inducesapoptosisincancercellsandinhibitsphorbolester-inducedproteinkinaseC(PKC)activity.Reportedtoinhibitproductionofinflammatorycytokinesbyperipheralbloodmonocytesandalveolarmacrophages.PotentinhibitorofEGFRtyrosinekinaseandIκBkinase.InhibitsinducIBLenitricoxidesynthase(iNOS),cycloxygenaseandlipoxygenase.Easilypenetratesintothecytoplasmofcells,accumulatinginmembranousstructuressuchasplasmamembrane,endoplasmicreticulumandnuclearenvelope.