A review on selected pharmacological activities of Curcuma longa L.

B Jyotirmayee, G Mahalik - International Journal of Food Properties, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Spices have long been a part of human diets and commerce. Since the birth of human
civilization, medicinal plants have yielded a wealth of information on treating and preventing …

Recent advances in encapsulation of curcumin in nanoemulsions: A review of encapsulation technologies, bioaccessibility and applications

T Jiang, W Liao, C Charcosset - Food Research International, 2020 - Elsevier
Curcumin is widely acknowledged for its beneficial activities. However, its application has
remained challenging due to its low aqueous solubility, biochemical/structural degradation …

[HTML][HTML] Novel chitosan/γ-alumina/carbon quantum dot hydrogel nanocarrier for targeted drug delivery

MH Karami, M Pourmadadi, M Abdouss… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Curcumin (CUR) is among the most natural and effective antitumor drugs for cancer
treatment. These drugs have low solubility and short half-lives that reduce their effectiveness …

[HTML][HTML] Flavonoids, anthocyanins, betalains, curcumin, and carotenoids: Sources, classification and enhanced stabilization by encapsulation and adsorption

BL Koop, MN da Silva, FD da Silva… - Food Research …, 2022 - Elsevier
Bioactive compounds have remarkable biological activities for health, nutrition, and food
preservation. However, these compounds are chemically unstable maily when exposure at …

Ursolic acid-based derivatives as potential anti-cancer agents: An update

V Khwaza, OO Oyedeji, BA Aderibigbe - International journal of molecular …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Ursolic acid is a pharmacologically active pentacyclic triterpenoid derived from medicinal
plants, fruit, and vegetables. The pharmacological activities of ursolic acid have been …

Curcumin a natural phenol and its therapeutic role in cancer and photodynamic therapy: a review

G Kah, R Chandran, H Abrahamse - Pharmaceutics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Cancer continues to cause an alarming number of deaths globally, and its burden on the
health system is significant. Though different conventional therapeutic procedures are …

Synthesis of biologically active molecules through multicomponent reactions

D Insuasty, J Castillo, D Becerra, H Rojas, R Abonia - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Focusing on the literature progress since 2002, the present review explores the highly
significant role that multicomponent reactions (MCRs) have played as a very important tool …

Curcumin analogues and their hybrid molecules as multifunctional drugs

SA Noureddin, RM El-Shishtawy, KO Al-Footy - European journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Curcumin (diferuloylmethane or 1, 7-bis (4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-1, 6-
heptadiene-3, 5-dione) is an interesting compound that is characterized by a special …

A review on biological activities of Schiff base, hydrazone, and oxime derivatives of curcumin

S Omidi, A Kakanejadifard - RSC advances, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Curcumin (1, 7-bis [4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl]-1, 6-heptadiene-3, 5-dione) is the main
pigment present in the turmeric rhizome and shows various biological properties. The …

Combination anticancer therapies using selected phytochemicals

WH Talib, D Awajan, RA Hamed, AO Azzam… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cancer is still one of the most widespread diseases globally, it is considered a vital health
challenge worldwide and one of the main barriers to long life expectancy. Due to the …