Interactions of curcumin and its derivatives with nucleic acids and their implications

Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 256-264

  Kumar, Anil ^a   Bora, Utpal ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GUWAHATI   (India)

Author keywords

Curcumin metal complex; DNA damage; DNA intercalation; DNA minor groove binding; Genotoxic and antigenotoxic agent; Reactive oxygen species (ROS)

Indexed keywords

2, 3 BUTANEDIONE; CURCUMIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYTOCHROME P450 2D6; DEMETHOXYCURCUMIN; DIDEMETHOXYCURCUMIN; INTERCALATING AGENT; NUCLEIC ACID; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COLORECTAL CARCINOMA; DNA DAMAGE; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; DRUG DNA INTERACTION; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; INTERCALATION COMPLEX; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LUNG CANCER; NEUROTOXICITY; STOMACH MUCOSA; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALS; CHELATING AGENTS; COORDINATION COMPLEXES; CURCUMA; CURCUMIN; DNA; HUMANS; INTERCALATING AGENTS; MUTAGENS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES;

EID: 84876851999     PISSN: 13895575     EISSN: 18755607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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