Curcumin: Analysis and Stability | ||
| Journal of Advanced Pharmacy Research | ||
| Article 1, Volume 3, Issue 2, April 2019, Pages 47-58 PDF (306.2 K) | ||
| Document Type: Review Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/aprh.2019.6191.1069 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Wafaa Zaghary* 1; Emily Hanna2; Marwa Zanoun2; Nermeen Abdallah2; Tamer Sakr3 | ||
| 1Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Helwan University, Ein Helwan, Cairo, 11795, Egypt. | ||
| 2Nutrition Biochemistry and Metabolism Department, National Nutrition Institute, Cairo, Egypt. | ||
| 3Radioactive Isotopes and Generator Department, Hot Labs Center, Atomic Energy Authority, P.O. Box 13759, Cairo, Egypt. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Curcumin is a polyphenol extracted from Curcuma longa, used as a spice, in food coloring, and as a traditional herbal medicine. It has wide therapeutic platform as anti-oxidant, anticancer, anti-inflammatory and anti-infection properties. This review discusses the analytical methods used in determination of curcumin in various matrices with degradation profile, expected degradation products and stability tests. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Anti-cancer; Anti-inflammatory; Anti-oxidant; Curcumin analysis; Curcumin degradation; Curcumin stability | ||
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