- Preparation method of tetrahydrocurcumin and intermediate thereof
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The invention provides a preparation method of tetrahydrocurcumin and an intermediate thereof, and the preparation method of the intermediate comprises the following steps: step a, in the presence ofalkali, reacting a compound (IV) with an acetylation reagent in a solvent to obtain a compound (III); b, in the presence of a catalyst and a solvent, the compound (III) and hydrogen or a hydrogen donor are subjected to a reduction reaction to obtain a compound (II), namely the tetrahydrocurcumin intermediate; and the tetrahydrocurcumin preparation method comprises the step that acetyl is removed from the compound (II) in the solvent in the presence of alkali to obtain a compound (I), namely tetrahydrocurcumin. The selectivity of the diacetyl curcumin reduction reaction is far superior to thatof direct reduction of curcumin, and the yield is high; the method is simple and convenient in purification and high in product content, and hardly contains curcumin, hexahydrocurcumin and octahydrocurcumin; the method disclosed by the invention is simple and feasible to operate, stable and durable in process, easy to control, easy to amplify and convenient in post-reaction treatment, and can be economically and conveniently used for industrial production.
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- Synthesis of curcuminoids and evaluation of their cytotoxic and antioxidant properties
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Curcumin (1) and ten derivatives (2-11) were synthesized and evaluated as cytotoxic and antioxidant agents. The results of primary screening by Sulforhodamine B assay against five human cancer cell lines (U-251 MG, glioblastoma; PC-3, human prostatic; HCT-15, human colorectal; K562, human chronic myelogenous leukemia; and SKLU-1, non-small cell lung cancer) allowed us to calculate the half maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) values for the more active compounds against HCT-15 and K562 cell lines. Compounds 2 and 10 were the most active against both cell lines and were more active than curcumin itself. Thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) assay showed that 7 has potent activity; even stronger than curcumin, α-tocopherol, and quercetin.
- Lozada-García, María Concepción,Enríquez, Raúl G.,Ramírez-Apán, Teresa O.,Nieto-Camacho, Antonio,Palacios-Espinosa, Juan Francisco,Custodio-Galván, Zeltzin,Soria-Arteche, Olivia,Pérez-Villanueva, Jaime
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- Synthesis and structure of new heterocyclic derivatives of curcumin
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New heterocyclic derivatives of curcumin (3) of different ring size were synthesized by reaction of a key intermediate, 1,7-bis(4-acetoxy-3-methoxyphenyl)hepta-3,5-dione (5) with some bi-nucleophilic molecules. These new synthetic derivatives were obtaine
- Concepcion Lozada,Enriquez, Raul G.,Lobato, Carlos E.,Ortiz, Benjamin,Soriano, Manuel,Gnecco, Dino,Reynolds, William F.
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- NOVEL CURCUMIN/TETRAHYDROCURCUMIN DERIVATIVES FOR USING IN COSMETICS, PHARMACEUTICALS AND FOR NUTRITION
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The invention relates to novel curcumin/tetrahydrocurcumin esters and the use thereof for producing cosmetic, dermatological or pharmaceutical preparations, food supplements, additives for food supplements, and foodstuff or animal feed compositions. Said
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- Synthetic derivatives of curcumin and their activity against Leishmania amazonensis
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In a previous work, the in vitro and in vivo activity of a series of diarylheptanoid derivatives against Leishmania amazonensis has been described. Based on the promising results, ten new compounds belonging to the same chemical class were synthesized and have been investigated in relation to their leishmanicidal activity. The compounds were obtained through several chemical modifications on the basic structure of curcumin (1,7-bis-(4-hydroxy-a-methoxyphenyl)-1,6-heptadiene-3,5-dione) in an attempt to increase its effectiveness and decrease the potential toxic effects. The drugs were assayed in vitro against L. amazonensis promastigotes and using pentamidine isethionate as reference drug. The results showed that the most effective compound is 1,7- bis- (4-propargyl-3-methoxyphenyl)-1, 6-heptadiene-3,5- dione, which is about ten times more efficient than the original curcumin. Nevertheless, these results did not allow us to make any correlation between the leishmanicidal activity and the chemical structure of the compounds.
- Gomes, Denise De C. F.,Alegrio, Leila Vilela,Freire de Lima, Marco Edilson,Leon, Leonor L.,Araujo, Catarina A. C.
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