Cytotoxicity, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities of curcumins I-III from Curcuma longa

Phytomedicine

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 303-308

  Ramsewak, R S ^a   DeWitt, D L ^b   Nair, M G ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Michigan State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory; Anticancer; Antioxidant; Bisdemethoxycurcumin; Curcuma longa; Curcumin; Monodemethoxycurcumin; Turmeri c

Indexed keywords

CURCUMIN; CYCLOOXYGENASE 1; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; COLON CANCER; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURCUMA LONGA; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG STRUCTURE; ENZYME INHIBITION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LEUKEMIA; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MELANOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CURCUMA LONGA;

EID: 0033862619     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0944-7113(00)80048-3     Document Type: Article

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