[HTML][HTML] Turmeric and its major compound curcumin on health: bioactive effects and safety profiles for food, pharmaceutical, biotechnological and medicinal …

J Sharifi-Rad, YE Rayess, AA Rizk, C Sadaka… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Curcumin, a yellow polyphenolic pigment from the Curcuma longa L.(turmeric) rhizome, has
been used for centuries for culinary and food coloring purposes, and as an ingredient for …

Cellular and molecular mechanisms of curcumin in prevention and treatment of disease

SS Patel, A Acharya, RS Ray, R Agrawal… - Critical reviews in …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Curcumin is a naturally occurring polyphenolic compound present in rhizome of Curcuma
longa belonging to the family zingiberaceae. Growing experimental evidence revealed that …

Anti-infective properties of the golden spice curcumin

D Praditya, L Kirchhoff, J Brüning… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The search for novel anti-infectives is one of the most important challenges in natural
product research, as diseases caused by bacteria, viruses, and fungi are influencing the …

[HTML][HTML] Curcumin as a photosensitizer: From molecular structure to recent advances in antimicrobial photodynamic therapy

LD Dias, KC Blanco, IS Mfouo-Tynga, NM Inada… - … of Photochemistry and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Nowadays multi-drug resistant microorganisms is a serious public health problem
worldwide. To overcome it, new antimicrobial strategies have been developed. Among them …

A review on antibacterial, antiviral, and antifungal activity of curcumin

S Zorofchian Moghadamtousi… - BioMed research …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Curcuma longa L.(Zingiberaceae family) and its polyphenolic compound curcumin have
been subjected to a variety of antimicrobial investigations due to extensive traditional uses …

[HTML][HTML] Recent developments in delivery, bioavailability, absorption and metabolism of curcumin: the golden pigment from golden spice

S Prasad, AK Tyagi… - Cancer research and …, 2014 - synapse.koreamed.org
Curcumin (diferuloylmethane) is a yellow pigment present in the spice turmeric (Curcuma
longa) that has been associated with antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anticancer, antiviral …

Antimicrobial polyphenol-rich extracts: Applications and limitations in the food industry

MA Olszewska, A Gędas, M Simões - Food Research International, 2020 - Elsevier
One of the common ways to prevent food spoilage throughout product's shelf life is by using
artificial/synthetic preservatives. However, the growing negative perception of consumers …

Light based anti-infectives: ultraviolet C irradiation, photodynamic therapy, blue light, and beyond

R Yin, T Dai, P Avci, AES Jorge, WCMA De Melo… - Current opinion in …, 2013 - Elsevier
Highlights•Light-based anti-infectives work against biofilms and localized
infections.•Ultraviolet C light will kill all pathogens without killing host mammalian …

Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy: an effective alternative approach to control fungal infections

LM Baltazar, A Ray, DA Santos, PS Cisalpino… - Frontiers in …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Skin mycoses are caused mainly by dermatophytes, which are fungal species that primarily
infect areas rich in keratin such as hair, nails, and skin. Significantly, there are increasing …

Impact of curcumin nanoformulation on its antimicrobial activity

AC da Silva, PD de Freitas Santos… - Trends in Food Science …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Curcumin is a yellow-orange, hydrophobic compound extracted from Curcuma
longa and widely used by oriental cultures. It displays numerous biological activities and …