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Bioactive Compounds of Turmeric (Curcuma longa L.)

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Bioactive Compounds in Underutilized Vegetables and Legumes

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Abstract

Curcuma longa, a native species to South Asia, is commonly known as turmeric and traditionally used as a spice and dye in culinary preparations and as a traditional herbal medicine. The bioactive compounds of C. longa have different effects such as antioxidant, antitumor, antimicrobial, insecticide, larvicide, repellent, anticancer, anti-inflammatory, healing, and gastroprotective properties. In this chapter, we describe the major chemical compounds present in C. longa and how these compounds demonstrate biological potential in human health. C. longa and its bioactive compounds have important health-promoting effects and have the potential for the development of pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, or food ingredients.

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Abbreviations

2-DR:

2-Deoxyribose

ABTS:

2,2′-Azinobis-(3-ethylbenzthiazolin-6-sulfonic acid

CAT:

Catalase

COX:

Cyclooxygenase

CUPRAC:

Cupric reducing antioxidant capacity

DPPH:

1,1-Diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl

EO:

Essential oil

FDA:

Food and Drug Administration

FRAP:

Ferric ion reducing antioxidant power

GAE:

Gallic acid equivalent

HDL:

High-density lipoproteins

IC50:

50% inhibitory concentration values

IL-1/IL-6:

Interleukin 1/interleukin 6

iNOS:

Inducible nitric oxide synthase

LPS:

Lipopolysaccharide

LPSE:

Low-pressure solvent extraction

MCP-1:

Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1

MDA:

Malondialdehyde

MMP-9:

Matrix metallopeptidase 9

MPNST:

Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor

NF-κB:

Factor nuclear kappa B

NO:

Nitric oxide

ORAC:

Oxygen radical absorbance capacity

RDA:

Recommended daily allowance

SOD:

Superoxide dismutase

TE:

Trolox equivalent

TEAC:

Trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity

TNF:

Tumor necrosis factors

WHO:

World Health Organization

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    Josemar Gonçalves de Oliveira Filho

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    Micael José de Almeida & Mariana Buranelo Egea

  3. Institute of Tropical Pathology and Public Health, IPTSP – UFG, Goias Federal University (UFG), Goiânia, GO, Brazil

    Tainara Leal Sousa & Daiane Costa dos Santos

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de Oliveira Filho, J.G., de Almeida, M.J., Sousa, T.L., dos Santos, D.C., Egea, M.B. (2020). Bioactive Compounds of Turmeric (Curcuma longa L.). In: Murthy, H.N., Paek, K.Y. (eds) Bioactive Compounds in Underutilized Vegetables and Legumes. Reference Series in Phytochemistry. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-44578-2_37-1

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