Curcumin differs from tetrahydrocurcumin for molecular targets, signaling pathways and cellular responses

Molecules

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 185-205

  Aggarwal, Bharat B ^a   Deb, Lokesh ^a,b   Prasad, Sahdeo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF BIORESOURCES AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT   (India)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory; Antioxidant; Curcumin; Tetreahydrocurcumin

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; CURCUMIN; TETRAHYDROCURCUMIN;

ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; HUMAN; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CURCUMIN; HUMANS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84921693637     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14203049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/molecules20010185     Document Type: Review

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