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Agronomy
Kylie Tavares, Emilie Kirk, Sharon Motomura-Wages, Justin Calpito, Jon-Paul Bingham, Amjad A. Ahmad, Kevin Flanagan, Jensen Uyeda, Michael B. Kantar, Theodore J. K. Radovich
Summary: Turmeric and its constituent curcuminoid compounds have been traditionally used for their medicinal properties. Recent studies have confirmed their anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and anticarcinogenic properties. Our research in Hawaii suggests that turmeric yield is influenced by genotype and environmental factors, with suboptimal temperatures at high elevations impacting yield. However, high yielding turmeric varieties show adaptability across diverse environments, but further evaluations are needed in non-optimal environments and high pest pressure areas.
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Infectious Diseases
Jawaher J. Albaqami, Hamida Hamdi, Arunaksharan Narayanankutty, Naduvilthara U. Visakh, Anju Sasidharan, Aswathi Moothakoottil Kuttithodi, Ademola C. Famurewa, Berin Pathrose
Summary: This study extracted essential oils from the leaves of Curcuma species and evaluated their chemical composition, antioxidant properties, and antibacterial activity. The results showed that the essential oils from Curcuma exhibited high antioxidant and antibacterial activities, and demonstrated cytotoxicity against breast cancer cell lines.
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Food Science & Technology
Debora dos Anjos Weber Luz, Ana Paula de Santi Rampazzo, Stephanie Carvalho Borges, Camila Quaglio Neves, Priscila Dayane de Freitas Santos, Nilza Cristina Buttow, Cassiano Pires, Rilton Alves de Freitas, Ciomar Aparecida Bersani Amado, Odinei Hess Goncalves, Maria Raquel Marcal Natali
Summary: Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) are chronic gastrointestinal inflammatory diseases characterized by intestinal ulcerations. Curcuminoid nanoparticles extracted from Curcuma longa L. showed potential for treating experimental colitis in rats.
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Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Poonam Kulyal, Satyabrata Acharya, Aditya B. Ankari, Praveen K. Kokkiripati, Sarada D. Tetali, Agepati S. Raghavendra
Summary: The phytochemical profiles of seven cultivars of Curcuma longa L. and C. aromatica Salisb. were compared, revealing significant variability. A total of 39 new compounds were detected, some of which have health benefits.
FRONTIERS IN PHARMACOLOGY
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Agricultural Engineering
B. S. Harish, K. Umesha, R. Venugopalan, B. N. Maruthi Prasad
Summary: Turmeric grown under different photo-selective nets and sprayed with different elicitors showed differences in growth, yield, and quality. The yellow net had a positive impact on root and rhizome yield, while the blue net had a positive impact on chlorophyll content and curcuminoid content.
INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS
(2022)
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Plant Sciences
Amena Ali, Abuzer Ali, Abu Tahir, Md. Afroz Bakht, Salahuddin, Mohamed Jawed Ahsan
Summary: Cancer, as the second leading cause of death globally in 2020, has led to nearly 10 million deaths and 19.3 million new cases. Curcumin analogs are increasingly being recognized as promising anticancer agents. In this study, three curcumin analogs showed efficient binding to EGFR and demonstrated superior antiproliferative activity compared to curcumin and gefitinib, with compound 3c exhibiting the most significant interaction and inhibition against leukemia cells. These curcumin analogs have the potential to advance cancer drug discovery efforts.
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Plant Sciences
Mastan Vali Dudekula, Venkatesan Kandasamy, Senthamizh Selvi Balaraman, Selva Babu Selvamani, Raveendran Muthurajan, Karthikeyan Adhimoolam, Bharani Manoharan, Senthil Natesan
Summary: This study unraveled the diversity among 200 Indian turmeric accessions based on rhizome yield traits and curcuminoids content. Results revealed large variability among turmeric accessions, and clustering and correlation studies were conducted to group the accessions and observe the relationship between traits. The study also identified superior germplasm with high curcuminoids content.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2022)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Maria Isabel Quiros-Fallas, Felipe Vargas-Huertas, Silvia Quesada-Mora, Gabriela Azofeifa-Cordero, Krissia Wilhelm-Romero, Felipe Vasquez-Castro, Diego Alvarado-Corella, Andres Sanchez-Kopper, Mirtha Navarro-Hoyos
Summary: Curcuma longa rhizomes produced in Costa Rica contain a variety of polyphenols, including curcumin, demethoxycurcumin, and bisdemethoxycurcumin, which have been found to possess important biological activities such as anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, anticancer, antimicrobial, antihypertensive, and anticoagulant effects. The study also demonstrates that the content of curcuminoids and antioxidant activity vary among different samples from different regions of Costa Rica.
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Food Science & Technology
Justyna Zagorska, Wirginia Kukula-Koch, Marcin Czop, Katarzyna Ilowiecka, Wojciech Koch
Summary: The aim of this study was to compare how different types of thermal treatment affect the content of curcuminoids and the antioxidant properties of turmeric. The results revealed that traditional boiling process was the most beneficial in terms of curcuminoid content (204 mg/g of curcumin) and antioxidant activity of the samples.
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Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Ann-Kathrin Widmann, Martin A. Wahl, Dietmar R. Kammerer, Rolf Daniels
Summary: The study investigated the extraction of Curcuma longa rhizomes using supercritical carbon dioxide at different pressure and temperature conditions, with the optimum yield achieved at 425 bar and 75 degrees C. A comparison was made between supercritical carbon dioxide extraction and solvent extraction using methanol and n-hexane, and the stability of the extracts under different storage conditions was monitored.
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Food Science & Technology
Yang-Gyu Park, Jeong-Hwi Cho, Jinyoung Choi, Eun-Myeong Ju, Gareeballah Osman Adam, Dae-Il Hwang, Ji-Hye Lee, So-Yul An, Ha-Kyoung Choi, Chung-Berm Park, Hong-Geun Oh
Summary: The study demonstrated that the combination treatment of Curcuma longa and Carthamus tinctorius extracts has significant anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory effects, inhibiting nitric oxide production, regulating macrophage and NK cell activity, and boosting immune response in the body.
JOURNAL OF FUNCTIONAL FOODS
(2022)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Michaela Zeiner, Monika Soltic, Ivan Nemet, Iva Juranovic Cindric
Summary: Turmeric, known for its antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and antiseptic properties, has a rich nutritional composition that makes it useful in both cooking and medicine. The study examined the elemental composition of turmeric, finding variations between samples due to factors such as origin, production procedures, and harvesting year.
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Environmental Sciences
Tugce Kalefetoglu Macar, Oksal Macar, Kultigin Cavusoglu, Emine Yalcin, Kursad Yapar
Summary: The present study evaluated the mitigative ability of turmeric against nickel chloride-related toxicity in the roots of Allium cepa. Turmeric showed remarkable protection potential against NiCl2 and improved various parameters in Allium cepa.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2022)
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Plant Sciences
Maria Dolores Ibanez, Maria Amparo Blazquez
Summary: Turmeric rhizome essential oil is a valuable product in the pharmaceutical industry due to its health benefits, with potential applications in the agri-food industry. Further research is needed to determine the proper application methods to avoid negative effects, considering extraction methods, chemical composition variances, and effective encapsulation techniques.
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Agricultural Engineering
R. Dinesh, V. Srinivasan, R. Praveena, K. P. Subila, Priya George, Akshaya Das, O. Shajina, K. Anees, N. K. Leela, P. Haritha
Summary: This study investigated the effects of phosphorus solubilizing bacteria (PSB) on turmeric yield and quality. The results showed that certain bacterial strains were able to produce organic acids, enhancing P solubilization. Greenhouse and field experiments demonstrated that combined application of PSB and phosphate significantly increased soil available P, rhizome yield, P uptake, and curcumin content compared to control treatments.
INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS
(2022)
