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Version1.0
StatusDetected and Quantified
Creation Date2021-11-18 01:49:16 UTC
Update Date2024-09-27 19:12:35 UTC
Metabolite IDMMDBc0031786
Metabolite Identification
Common Namecurcumin
DescriptionCurcumin is a yellow, polyphenolic pigment, derived from the rhizomes of a plant (Curcuma longa Linn). It is the principal curcuminoid of the popular Indian spice turmeric, which is a member of the ginger family and is a natural antioxidant exhibiting a variety of pharmacological activities and therapeutic properties. It has long been used as a traditional medicine and as a preservative and coloring agent in foods.. In E. coli it is a substrate for the enzyme NADPH-dependent curcumin reductase which catalyzes the metal-independent reduction of curcumin to dihydrocurcumin (DHC) as an intermediate product, followed by further reduction to tetrahydrocurcumin (THC) as an end product. Tetrahydrocurcumin (THC) exhibits many of the same physiologic and pharmacological activities as curcumin and in some systems may exert greater antioxidant activity than curcumin [PMID:21467222 ]
Structure
Synonyms
ValueSource
C.I. 75300ChEBI
C.I. natural yellow 3ChEBI
DiferuloylmethaneChEBI
e 100ChEBI
Kacha haldiChEBI
Natural yellow 3ChEBI
Turmeric yellowChEBI
Yellow, turmericMeSH
1,7-Bis(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-1,6-heptadiene-3,5-dioneHMDB
1,7-Bis(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)hepta-1,6-diene-3,5-dioneHMDB
1,9-Bis(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-2,7-nonadiene-4,6-dioneHMDB
CI natural yellow 3HMDB
CucurminHMDB
CurcumaHMDB
Curcumin IHMDB
DiferaloylmethaneHMDB
GelbwurzHMDB
Golden sealHMDB
HaidrHMDB
HaladHMDB
HaldarHMDB
HaludHMDB
HydrastisHMDB
Merita earthHMDB
Orange rootHMDB
Safran d'indeHMDB
SouchetHMDB
Terra meritaHMDB
Tumeric yellowHMDB
TurmericHMDB
Turmeric (>98% curcurmin)HMDB
Turmeric oleoresin (79%-85% curcumin)HMDB
Yellow gingerHMDB
Yellow puccoonHMDB
Yellow rootHMDB
yo-KinHMDB
Molecular FormulaC21H20O6
Average Mass368.3799
Monoisotopic Mass368.125988372
IUPAC Name(1E,6E)-1,7-bis(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)hepta-1,6-diene-3,5-dione
Traditional Namecurcumin
CAS Registry NumberNot Available
SMILES
COC1=CC(\C=C\C(=O)CC(=O)\C=C\C2=CC(OC)=C(O)C=C2)=CC=C1O
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C21H20O6/c1-26-20-11-14(5-9-18(20)24)3-7-16(22)13-17(23)8-4-15-6-10-19(25)21(12-15)27-2/h3-12,24-25H,13H2,1-2H3/b7-3+,8-4+
InChI KeyVFLDPWHFBUODDF-FCXRPNKRSA-N