Curcumin is used for boron quantification. It inhibits lipoxygenase and cyclooxygenase. It acts as a dietary supplement and is used in pharmaceutical industry. It acts as a food coloring agent and acts as a food additive.
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Applications
Curcumin is used for boron quantification. It inhibits lipoxygenase and cyclooxygenase. It acts as a dietary supplement and is used in pharmaceutical industry. It acts as a food coloring agent and acts as a food additive.
Solubility
Soluble in acetone, dimethylsufoxide, ethanol and dimethyl formamide. Insoluble in water.
Notes
Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents.
RUO – Research Use Only
General References:
- Chen, F.; Li, B.; Tang, C. Nanocomplexation between Curcumin and Soy Protein Isolate: Influence on Curcumin Stability/Bioaccessibility and in Vitro Protein Digestibility. J. Agric. Food. Chem. 2015, 63 (13), 3559-3569.
- Gogoi, B.; Sarma, N. S.; Tang, C. Curcumin-Cysteine and Curcumin-Tryptophan Conjugate as Fluorescence Turn On Sensors for Picric Acid in Aqueous Media. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2015, 7 (21), 11195-11202.