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Tetrahydrocurcumin

analytical standard

Synonym(s):

1,7-Bis(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-3,5-heptanedione

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C21H24O6
CAS Number:
36062-04-1
Molecular Weight:
372.41
Beilstein:
3485469
MDL number:
MFCD04152347
UNSPSC Code:
85151701
PubChem Substance ID:
329757577
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

analytical standard

Quality Level

100

Assay

≥95.0% (HPLC)

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

application(s)

food and beverages

format

neat

SMILES string

COc1cc(CCC(=O)CC(=O)CCc2ccc(O)c(OC)c2)ccc1O

InChI

1S/C21H24O6/c1-26-20-11-14(5-9-18(20)24)3-7-16(22)13-17(23)8-4-15-6-10-19(25)21(12-15)27-2/h5-6,9-12,24-25H,3-4,7-8,13H2,1-2H3

InChI key

LBTVHXHERHESKG-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Tetrahydrocurcumin is a colorless compound and a major metabolite of curcumin, which is known to possess antioxidant activity and inhibitory effects on tertiary butyl hydroperoxide-induced lipid peroxidation. It can be obtained via hydrogenation of curcumin in the presence of platinum(IV)oxide.

Application

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Packaging

Bottomless glass bottle. Contents are inside inserted fused cone.

Other Notes

This compound is commonly found in plants of the genus: curcuma

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

385.2 °F

Flash Point(C)

196.2 °C

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BCCK0025
BCCG1967
BCCC5515

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Li-Rong Shen et al.
BioFactors (Oxford, England), 39(1), 133-140 (2013-01-18)
Turmeric has been used commonly as a spice, food additive, and an herbal medicine worldwide. Known as a bioactive polyphenolic extract of Turmeric, curcumin has a broad range of health benefit properties for humans. Recently, active research on curcumin with
Involvement of the ?-diketone moiety in the antioxidative mechanism of tetrahydrocurcumin
Sugiyama Y, et al.
Biochemical Pharmacology, 52, 519-525 (1996)
K Karthikesan et al.
Chemico-biological interactions, 188(3), 643-650 (2010-08-11)
Diabetes mellitus is associated with dyslipidemia, which is a significant risk factor for cardiovascular complications. The present study was carried out to evaluate the effects of tetrahydrocurcumin (THC) and chlorogenic acid (CGA) alone and in combination on alterations in lipids
Dong Hoon Shin et al.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications, 428(1), 56-61 (2012-10-13)
Ca(2+) influx through Ca(2+)-release activated Ca(2+) channels (CRAC) is critical for activating immune cells. Orai and STIM proteins comprise the molecular components of CRAC. We previously observed that curcumin and caffeic acid phenethyl ester (CAPE) inhibit CRAC current in Orai1/STIM1-co-expressing
Dharmendr Matabudul et al.
Anticancer research, 32(10), 4359-4364 (2012-10-13)
This study interrogated whether different durations of intravenous infusions of lipocurc™ would alter curcumin metabolism, tissue distribution and whether treating necropsied tissues of Beagle dogs with phosphoric acid prior to measuring curcumin and its metabolite, tetrahydrocurcumin (THC), would stabilize the
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