Curcumin

"Curcumin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A yellow-orange dye obtained from tumeric, the powdered root of CURCUMA longa. It is used in the preparation of curcuma paper and the detection of boron. Curcumin appears to possess a spectrum of pharmacological properties, due primarily to its inhibitory effects on metabolic enzymes.

Descriptor ID	D003474
MeSH Number(s)	D02.455.326.146.485.222.222 D02.455.426.559.389.657.166.200 D02.455.426.559.694.222
Concept/Terms	Curcumin Curcumin Turmeric Yellow Yellow, Turmeric Diferuloylmethane

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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Organic Chemicals [D02]
Hydrocarbons [D02.455]
Hydrocarbons, Acyclic [D02.455.326]
Alkanes [D02.455.326.146]
Heptanes [D02.455.326.146.485]
Diarylheptanoids [D02.455.326.146.485.222]
Curcumin [D02.455.326.146.485.222.222]
Hydrocarbons, Cyclic [D02.455.426]
Hydrocarbons, Aromatic [D02.455.426.559]
Benzene Derivatives [D02.455.426.559.389]
Phenols [D02.455.426.559.389.657]
Catechols [D02.455.426.559.389.657.166]
Curcumin [D02.455.426.559.389.657.166.200]
Diarylheptanoids [D02.455.426.559.694]
Curcumin [D02.455.426.559.694.222]

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Curcumin" by people in this website by year, and whether "Curcumin" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 67 publications over 16 distinct years, with a maximum of 14 publications in 2019

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2004	1	0	1
2005	0	1	1
2008	0	1	1
2009	1	1	2
2012	0	1	1
2015	5	0	5
2016	0	1	1
2017	3	0	3
2018	5	0	5
2019	13	1	14
2020	6	1	7
2021	8	0	8
2022	8	0	8
2023	2	0	2
2024	6	1	7
2025	1	0	1

Below are the most recent publications written about "Curcumin" by people in Profiles.

Liu H, Liu Y, Peng S, Zhou L, McClements DJ, Fang S, Liu W. Colonic delivery and controlled release of curcumin encapsulated within plant-based extracellular vesicles loaded into hydrogel beads. Food Res Int. 2025 Feb; 202:115540.

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Xu R, Gu Y, McClements DJ, Zheng L, Huang M, Zhao M. Ternary complex of soluble undenatured type II collagen-hydrophobic phytochemical-chondroitin sulfate facilitates high stability and targeted intestinal release properties to active substance. Int J Biol Macromol. 2025 Feb; 288:138601.

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Hu Q, Tang X, Long R, Pan X, Shi S, Liu J, Pan Y, Li L, Gong L, Liao W, Zheng P, Luo X, Wang Q, Luo M, Fu C, Li R, Xiao H. Self-assembled nano delivery system of fenugreek polysaccharides: Effects on curcumin bioavailability and molecular mechanisms. Int J Biol Macromol. 2025 Jan; 286:138294.

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Luo M, Wong S, Thanuphol P, Du H, Han Y, Lin M, Guo X, Bechtel TD, Gibbons JG, Xiao H. Isolation and Identification of Human Gut Bacteria Capable of Converting Curcumin to Its Hydrogenated Metabolites. J Agric Food Chem. 2024 Sep 18; 72(37):20410-20418.

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Zhang Z, Miao W, Ji H, Lin Q, Li X, Sang S, McClements DJ, Jin Z, Qiu C. Interaction of zein/HP-?-CD nanoparticles with digestive enzymes: Enhancing curcumin bioavailability. Food Chem. 2024 Dec 01; 460(Pt 3):140792.

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Luo M, Han Y, Chen Y, Du H, Chen B, Gao Z, Wang Q, Cao Y, Xiao H. Unveiling the role of gut microbiota in curcumin metabolism using antibiotic-treated mice. Food Chem. 2024 Dec 01; 460(Pt 2):140706.

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Li Z, Zhang L, Shan Y, Zhao Y, Dai L, Wang Y, Sun Q, McClements DJ, Cheng Y, Xu X. Fabrication of high internal phase emulsions (HIPEs) using pea protein isolate-hyaluronic acid-tannic acid complexes: Application of curcumin-loaded HIPEs as edible inks for 3D food printing. Food Chem. 2024 Dec 01; 460(Pt 1):140402.

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Kong Z, Li Z, Zhang L, Dai L, Wang Y, Sun Q, McClements DJ, Cheng Y, Zhang Z, Wang C, Xu X. Development of pea protein nanoparticle/hydrolyzed rice glutelin fibril emulsion gels for encapsulation of curcumin. Int J Biol Macromol. 2024 Sep; 276(Pt 1):133640.

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Liu H, Song J, Zhou L, Peng S, McClements DJ, Liu W. Construction of curcumin-fortified juices using their self-derived extracellular vesicles as natural delivery systems: grape, tomato, and orange juices. Food Funct. 2023 Oct 16; 14(20):9364-9376.

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Li X, He Y, Zhang S, Gu Q, McClements DJ, Chen S, Liu X, Liu F. Lactoferrin-Based Ternary Composite Nanoparticles with Enhanced Dispersibility and Stability for Curcumin Delivery. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 2023 Apr 12; 15(14):18166-18181.

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