Abstract
Curcumin is a substance in turmeric. It’s an active compound from natural plant Curcuma longa L which is widely used as an herbal medicine in Asian countries. The anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and anticancer properties that slow down the spread of cancer, makes chemotherapy more effective and protect healthy cells from damage by radiation therapy. However, it’s poor water, plasma solubility and bioavailability for human absorption. To overcome these problems, structural modification is attracting scientist’s attention.
In the present study, several curcumin derivatives including ferulic acid curcumin, isovanillin curcumin, 4-methoxy-1-naphthaldehyde curcumin, 3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzaldehyde curcumin, syringaldehyde curcumin, ibuprofen curcumin were designed and synthesized successfully with the percentage yield of 15.0%, 29.6%, 52.0%, 23.0%, 13.0% and 11.0% respectively.
In the present study, several curcumin derivatives including ferulic acid curcumin, isovanillin curcumin, 4-methoxy-1-naphthaldehyde curcumin, 3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzaldehyde curcumin, syringaldehyde curcumin, ibuprofen curcumin were designed and synthesized successfully with the percentage yield of 15.0%, 29.6%, 52.0%, 23.0%, 13.0% and 11.0% respectively.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 367 |
Number of pages | 17 |
Journal | Natural Products Chemistry and Research |
Volume | 8 |
Issue number | 1 |
Publication status | Published - 8 Jan 2020 |
Bibliographical note
This work was supported by Innovation and Technology Fund of Shenzhen (JCYJ20170307165459562) and Science and Technology Project of Guangdong Province (2017B090911012). We expressed thanks to Prof. Hung-Kay LEE provided his laboratory space for synthesizing curcumin derivatives.Keywords
- Turneric
- Curcuma longa L
- Structural modification
- Curcumin derivatives