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

Nabati, Mehdi; Mahkam, Mehrdad; Heidari, Hassan

Document Type : Original Research Article

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¹ Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University

² Azarbaijan shahid madani university

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 been reported that natural colored extracts isolated from turmeric rhizomes with many methods such as maceration, digestion, microwave and infusion. In this paper, it was tried to isolate and characterize curcumin from the curcumin rhizomes marketed in Maragheh city of Iran by soxhlet extraction technique in methanol solvent. The advantage of this technique is the isolation of large amounts of curcumin (208 mg from 25 g turmeric rhizomes powder) with smaller quantity of methanol.

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Iranian chemical communication

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

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

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

References

References

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

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