Structural and biochemical characterization of the curcumin-reducing activity of CurA from Vibrio vulnificus

• Main Authors: Park, Soo-Bong, Bae, Da-Woon, Clavio, Nina Abigail B., Zhao, Lei, Jeong, Chang-Sook, Choi, Bo Mee, Macalino, Stephani Joy Y., Cha, Hee-Jeong, Park, Jin-Byung, Lee, Jun Hyuck, Nam, Sang-Jip, Choi, Sun, Kim, Min-Kyu, Cha, Sun-Shin
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2018
• Subjects: Curcumin; Vibrio vulnificus; Chemistry
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/11457
• Institution: De La Salle University

Curcumin is a yellow-colored ingredient in dietary spice turmeric (Curcuma longa Linn). This nontoxic polyphenol has antitumor, anti-inflammatory, apoptotic, and antioxidant activities. The ingested curcumin is reduced to multihydrated forms with more potent therapeutic potentials by the curcumin re...