Review of the Bioactivity and the Structure-function Relationship of Curcumin / 国际中医中药杂志

ABSTRACT

Curcumin,the active substance of turmeric.has multiple therapeutic activities.However,its water solubility and bio-availability in vivo is very low,which limits the utility of curcumin.This article reviewed recent approaches of the bioactivity and the structure-function relationship of curcumin.The authors suggest that new methods should be tried to modify the structure of cureumin and further studies of therapeutic activities of the homologues are needed.