CASNumber458-37-7
LinearFormula[HOC6H3(OCH3)CH=CHCO]2CH2
MolecularWeight368.38
BeilsteinRegistryNumber2306965
ColourIndexNumber75300
MDLnumberMFCD00008365
PubChemSubstanceID329749465
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Generaldescription
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Biochem/physiolActions
Anaturalphenoliccompound.Potentanti-tumoragenthavinganti-inflammatoryandanti-oxidantproperties.Curcuminhasbeencitedasapotentialchemopreventiveagent,inadditiontoitschemotherapeuticactivity.Inducesapoptosisincancercellsandinhibitsphorbolester-inducedproteinkinaseC(PKC)activity.Reportedtoinhibitproductionofinflammatorycytokinesbyperipheralbloodmonocytesandalveolarmacrophages.PotentinhibitorofEGFRtyrosinekinaseandIκBkinase.InhibitsinducIBLenitricoxidesynthase(iNOS),cycloxygenaseandlipoxygenase.Easilypenetratesintothecytoplasmofcells,accumulatinginmembranousstructuressuchasplasmamembrane,endoplasmicreticulumandnuclearenvelope.