Role of phenolic O-H and methylene hydrogen on the free radical reactions and antioxidant activity of curcumin.

By K. Priyadarsini, D. K. Maity, G. H. Naik, M. Kumar, M.K. Unnikrishnan, J. Satav, H. Mohan. Free Radical Biology & Medicine, 2003

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Curcumin: A Review of Its’ Effects on Human Health (2017, background): “In addition, curcumin is a lipophilic compound, which makes it an efficient scavenger of peroxyl radicals, therefore, like vitamin E, curcumin is also considered as a chain-breaking antioxidant [27].”
Turmeric and Its Major Compound Curcumin on Health: Bioactive Effects and Safety Profiles for Food, Pharmaceutical, Biotechnological and Medicinal Applications (2020, background): “…antioxidant potential of curcumin has been attributed to its chemical structure, including carbon- September 2020 | Volume 11 | Article 01021 carbon double bonds, b-diketo group and phenyl rings with hydroxyl, and o-methoxy groups (Wright, 2002; Priyadarsini et al., 2003; Menon and Sudheer, 2007).”
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