Preferred Name

Curcumin [Chemical/Ingredient]

Synonyms

Curcumin

ID

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000166597

altLabel

Curcumin

Turmeric Yellow

Diferuloylmethane

1,6-Heptadiene-3,5-dione, 1,7-bis(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-, (E,E)-

cui

C0010467

MESH DEFINITION

A yellow-orange dye obtained from tumeric, the powdered root of CURCUMA longa. It is used in the preparation of curcuma paper and the detection of boron. Curcumin appears to possess a spectrum of pharmacological properties, due primarily to its inhibitory effects on metabolic enzymes.

MESH DUI

D003474

MeSH name

Curcumin

MESH UI

M0005421

NDFRT kind

INGREDIENT_KIND

notation

N0000166597

NUI

N0000166597

prefLabel

Curcumin [Chemical/Ingredient]

tui

T109

T130

T121

subClassOf

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000007716

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