| A phytopolylphenol pigment isolated from the plant Curcuma longa, commonly known as turmeric, with a variety of pharmacologic properties. Curcumin blocks the formation of reactive-oxygen species, possesses anti-inflammatory properties as a result of inhibition of cyclooxygenases (COX) and other enzymes involved in inflammation -- and disrupts cell signal transduction by various mechanisms including inhibition of protein kinase C. These effects may play a role in the agent's observed antineoplastic properties, which include inhibition of tumor cell proliferation and suppression of chemically induced carcinogenesis and tumor growth in animal models of cancer. (NCI04) Curcumin is from the group Cyclooxygenase Inhibitor
Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor
Other Names for Curcumin
Curcumin
(E,E)-1,7-Bis(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-1,6-heptadiene-3,5-dione
C.I. 75300
C.I. Natural Yellow 3
CURCUMIN
Diferuloylmethane
Turmeric Yellow
curcumin
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