Bisdemethoxycurcumin Explained

Bisdemethoxycurcumin is a curcuminoid found (along with the curcuminoids curcumin and demethoxycurcumin) in turmeric (Curcuma longa), but absent in Javanese turmeric (Curcuma xanthorrhiza).^[1] Bisdemethoxycurcumin is used as a pigment and nutraceutical with antimutagenic properties.^{[2] [3]} All three of the curcuminoids found in Curcuma longa have been shown to have antioxidant properties, but bisdemethoxycurcumin is more resistant than the others to alkaline degradation.^[4] It was found to be effective in sensitizing PC cells resistance against gemcitabine.^[5]

See also

• Curcumin
• Desmethoxycurcumin

External links

• Web site: TY000079 . MassBank . MassBank Project . 3 May 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151208070115/http://www.massbank.jp/jsp/Dispatcher.jsp?type=disp&id=TY000079&site=7 . 8 December 2015 . dead .

Notes and References

1. Book: T. K. Lim. Edible Medicinal and Non-Medicinal Plants: Volume 12 Modified Stems, Roots, Bulbs. 11 February 2016. Springer. 978-3-319-26065-5. 374.
2. Book: Hajime Ohigashi. Toshihiko Osawa. Junji Terao. Shaw Watanabe. Toshikazu Yoshikawa. Food Factors for Cancer Prevention. 27 November 2013. Springer Science & Business Media. 978-4-431-67017-9. 251.
3. Book: Jun-Ping Xu. Cancer Inhibitors from Chinese Natural Medicines. 25 November 2016. CRC Press. 978-1-4987-8766-6. 338.
4. Book: Francisco Delgado-Vargas. Octavio Paredes-Lopez. Natural Colorants for Food and Nutraceutical Uses. 26 December 2002. CRC Press. 978-1-4200-3171-3. 244.
5. Web site: Bisdemethoxycurcumin . ScienceDirect . ScienceDirect . 5 October 2022 .