Organic chemistry
Isolation and characterization of curcumin from powdered rhizomes of turmeric plant marketed in Maragheh city of Iran with soxhlet technique

Mehdi Nabati; Mehrdad Mahkam; Hassan Heidari

Volume 2, Issue 4, pp. 236-325, Serial No. 5 , October 2014, , Pages 236-243

Abstract
  Turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) is extensively used as a spice, food preservative and colouring material. It has been used in traditional medicine for various diseases. Curcumin, the main yellow bioactive component of turmeric has been shown to have a wide spectrum of biological actions. Heretofore, it has ...  Read More

Isolation and characterization of curcumin from powdered rhizomes of turmeric plant marketed in Maragheh city of Iran with soxhlet technique


Organic chemistry
Synthesis and characterization of novel silyl derivatives of curcumin

Mehdi Nabati; Mehrdad Mahkam

Volume 2, Issue 2, pp. 82-163, Serial No. 3 , April 2014, , Pages 129-136

Abstract
  Abstract:Turmeric is a member of the ginger family (Zingiberaceae), which is extensively used as a spice, food preservative and colouring material. Curcumin is a main bioactive natural compound derived from the rhizome of this plant. Curcumin can exist in several tautomeric forms, keto and enol. The ...  Read More

Synthesis and characterization of novel silyl derivatives of curcumin