Terminology Service for NFDI4Health
curcumin
Go to external page
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_3962
A beta-diketone that is methane in which two of the hydrogens are substituted by feruloyl groups. A natural dyestuff found in the root of Curcuma longa.
Term info
Label
curcumin
Synonyms
- (1E,6E)-1,7-bis(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)hepta-1,6-diene-3,5-dione
- Curcumin
- curcumin
Subsets
3_STAR
charge
0
formula
C21H20O6
has obo namespace
chebi_ontology
has related synonym
Turmeric yellow, C.I. 75300, Natural yellow 3, Diferuloylmethane, C.I. Natural Yellow 3, Kacha haldi, E 100
id
CHEBI:3962
inchi
InChI=1S/C21H20O6/c1-26-20-11-14(5-9-18(20)24)3-7-16(22)13-17(23)8-4-15-6-10-19(25)21(12-15)27-2/h3-12,24-25H,13H2,1-2H3/b7-3+,8-4+
inchikey
VFLDPWHFBUODDF-FCXRPNKRSA-N
mass
368.381
monoisotopicmass
368.12599
smiles
C1(=CC(=C(O)C=C1)OC)/C=C/C(CC(/C=C/C2=CC(=C(O)C=C2)OC)=O)=O
Term relations
Subclass of:
- enone
- diarylheptanoid
- aromatic ether
- beta-diketone
- polyphenol
- has role some flavouring agent
- has role some antineoplastic agent
- has role some EC 1.1.1.25 (shikimate dehydrogenase) inhibitor
- has role some lipoxygenase inhibitor
- has role some EC 2.7.10.2 (non-specific protein-tyrosine kinase) inhibitor
- has role some radical scavenger
- has role some contraceptive drug
- has role some food colouring
- has role some nutraceutical
- has role some metabolite
- has role some dye
- has role some iron chelator
- has role some EC 1.1.1.205 (IMP dehydrogenase) inhibitor
- has role some anti-inflammatory agent
- has role some EC 3.5.1.98 (histone deacetylase) inhibitor
- has role some biological pigment
- has role some ligand
- has role some EC 1.6.5.2 [NAD(P)H dehydrogenase (quinone)] inhibitor
- has role some EC 1.1.1.21 (aldehyde reductase) inhibitor
- has functional parent some ferulic acid
- has role some antifungal agent
- has role some immunomodulator
- has role some hepatoprotective agent
- has role some neuroprotective agent
- has role some EC 1.8.1.9 (thioredoxin reductase) inhibitor