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Record Information
Version5.0
StatusDetected and Quantified
Creation Date2006-05-22 14:17:45 UTC
Update Date2022-03-07 02:49:14 UTC
HMDB IDHMDB0002269
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • HMDB02269
Metabolite Identification
Common NameCurcumin
Description
Structure
Thumb
Synonyms
Chemical FormulaC21H20O6
Average Molecular Weight368.3799
Monoisotopic Molecular Weight368.125988372
IUPAC Name(1E,6E)-1,7-bis(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)hepta-1,6-diene-3,5-dione
Traditional Namecurcumin
CAS Registry Number458-37-7
SMILES
COC1=CC(\C=C\C(=O)CC(=O)\C=C\C2=CC(OC)=C(O)C=C2)=CC=C1O
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C21H20O6/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/h3-12,24-25H,13H2,1-2H3/b7-3+,8-4+
InChI KeyVFLDPWHFBUODDF-FCXRPNKRSA-N
Chemical Taxonomy
Description Belongs to the class of organic compounds known as curcuminoids. These are aromatic compounds containing a curcumin moiety, which is composed of two aryl buten-2-one (feruloyl) chromophores joined by a methylene group.
KingdomOrganic compounds
Super ClassPhenylpropanoids and polyketides
ClassDiarylheptanoids
Sub ClassLinear diarylheptanoids
Direct ParentCurcuminoids
Alternative Parents
Substituents
  • Curcumin
  • Hydroxycinnamic acid or derivatives
  • Methoxyphenol
  • Anisole
  • Phenoxy compound
  • Phenol ether
  • Styrene
  • Methoxybenzene
  • Phenol
  • 1,3-diketone
  • Alkyl aryl ether
  • 1-hydroxy-2-unsubstituted benzenoid
  • Benzenoid
  • 1,3-dicarbonyl compound
  • Monocyclic benzene moiety
  • Acryloyl-group
  • Alpha,beta-unsaturated ketone
  • Enone
  • Ketone
  • Ether
  • Organooxygen compound
  • Carbonyl group
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Organic oxide
  • Organic oxygen compound
  • Aromatic homomonocyclic compound
Molecular FrameworkAromatic homomonocyclic compounds
External Descriptors
Ontology
Physiological effectNot Available
Disposition
Biological locationRoute of exposureSource
Process
Role
Industrial applicationBiological roleIndirect biological role
Physical Properties
StateSolid
Experimental Molecular Properties
PropertyValueReference
Melting Point183 °CNot Available
Boiling PointNot AvailableNot Available
Water Solubility7.48 mg/L @ 25 °C (est)The Good Scents Company Information System
LogP3.290 (est)The Good Scents Company Information System
Experimental Chromatographic Properties

Experimental Collision Cross Sections

Adduct TypeData SourceCCS Value (Å2)Reference
[M+H]+MetCCS_train_pos201.63530932474
[M+H]+Not Available200.4http://allccs.zhulab.cn/database/detail?ID=AllCCS00000434
Predicted Molecular Properties
Predicted Chromatographic Properties
Spectra
Biological Properties
Cellular Locations
  • Membrane (predicted from logP)
Biospecimen Locations
  • Blood
  • Feces
Tissue LocationsNot Available
Pathways
Normal Concentrations
BiospecimenStatusValueAgeSexConditionReferenceDetails
BloodDetected and Quantified0.17 +/- 0.013 uMAdult (>18 years old)BothNormal details
Abnormal Concentrations
BiospecimenStatusValueAgeSexConditionReferenceDetails
FecesDetected but not QuantifiedNot QuantifiedAdult (>18 years old)BothColorectal Cancer details
Associated Disorders and Diseases
Disease References
Colorectal cancer
  1. Brown DG, Rao S, Weir TL, O'Malia J, Bazan M, Brown RJ, Ryan EP: Metabolomics and metabolic pathway networks from human colorectal cancers, adjacent mucosa, and stool. Cancer Metab. 2016 Jun 6;4:11. doi: 10.1186/s40170-016-0151-y. eCollection 2016. [PubMed:27275383 ]
Associated OMIM IDs
DrugBank IDDB11672
Phenol Explorer Compound ID713
FooDB IDFDB012292
KNApSAcK IDC00002731
Chemspider ID839564
KEGG Compound IDC10443
BioCyc IDCPD-6602
BiGG IDNot Available
Wikipedia LinkCurcumin
METLIN IDNot Available
PubChem Compound969516
PDB IDNot Available
ChEBI ID3962
Food Biomarker OntologyNot Available
VMH IDNot Available
MarkerDB IDNot Available
Good Scents IDrw1232091
References
Synthesis ReferenceWehrli, Christof. Curcumin synthesis. PCT Int. Appl. (2007), 11pp.
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)Not Available
General References
  1. Singh S, Khar A: Biological effects of curcumin and its role in cancer chemoprevention and therapy. Anticancer Agents Med Chem. 2006 May;6(3):259-70. [PubMed:16712454 ]
  2. Maheshwari RK, Singh AK, Gaddipati J, Srimal RC: Multiple biological activities of curcumin: a short review. Life Sci. 2006 Mar 27;78(18):2081-7. Epub 2006 Jan 18. [PubMed:16413584 ]