FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2010, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (7): 302-307.doi: 10.7506/spkx1002-6300-201007067

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Research Progress in Antioxidant Mechanisms of Curcumin and Development of Antioxidant Curcuminoids

XUE Hai-peng,LI Xiang-zhou*,KUANG Chun-tao,MENG Wei,GUO Yuan-liang   

  1. College of Materials Science and Engineering, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, China
  • Received:2009-06-09 Online:2010-04-01 Published:2010-12-29
  • Contact: LI Xiang-zhou E-mail:rlxz@163.com

Abstract:

Curcumin has been reported to have many pharmacological activities, such as antioxidant, antitumor, and antibacterial activities. In recent years, a number of curcuminoids have been designed and synthesized to obtain more effective antioxidants. The antioxidant mechanisms of curcumin and its derivatives are discussed, and the research progresses in the synthesis of antioxidant curcuminoids are reviewed in this paper.

Key words: curcumin, antioxidant mechanism, curcuminoids, leading compound

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