Curcuma longa constitutes an important source of secondary metabolites that have been associated with multiple health benefits. For instance, curcumin, demethoxycurcumin and bisdemethoxy-curcumin, have been found to perform ...

Curcuminoids are phenolic compounds found in Curcuma longa L. rhizomes, which present interesting properties for pharmaceutical and food industries. However, their application is limited due to their poor water solubility. ...

Naked maghemite nanoparticles, namely, surface active maghemite nanoparticles (SAMNs), characterized by a diameter of about 10 nm, possessing peculiar colloidal stability, surface chemistry, and superparamagnetism, present ...

Introducción: Los curcuminoides (curcumina, demetoxicurcumina y bisdemetoxicurcumina) poseen importantes propiedades farmacológicas y tienen usos como antibacterianos, antiinflamatorios, entre otros. Estas sustancias se ...

O objetivo deste estudo foi investigar a composição química e as atividades antimicrobiana e antioxidante dos extratos etanólicos de Curcuma longa e Bixa orellana, na busca por substituintes aos aditivos sintéticos utilizados ...

The Aedes aegypti mosquito is the main responsible for the transmission of dengue. Among numerous alternatives to combat vector, we can cite the use of photosensitizers (PSs) as inactivating of Aedes aegypti larvae. These ...

Poor solubility and short biological half-life present a challenge that needs to be overcome in order to improve the recognized bioactivities of curcumin (CUR), the main phenolic compounds derived from the roots of Curcuma ...