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A Review on Antibacterial, Antiviral, and Antifungal Activity of Curcumin
Joint Authors
Zorofchian Moghadamtousi, Soheil
Hassandarvish, Pouya
Tajik, Hasan
Abu Bakar, Sazaly
Zandi, Keivan
Abdul Kadir, Habsah
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-12, 12 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-04-29
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
12
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Curcuma longa L.
(Zingiberaceae family) and its polyphenolic compound curcumin have been subjected to a variety of antimicrobial investigations due to extensive traditional uses and low side effects.
Antimicrobial activities for curcumin and rhizome extract of C.
longa against different bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites have been reported.
The promising results for antimicrobial activity of curcumin made it a good candidate to enhance the inhibitory effect of existing antimicrobial agents through synergism.
Indeed, different investigations have been done to increase the antimicrobial activity of curcumin, including synthesis of different chemical derivatives to increase its water solubility as well ass cell up take of curcumin.
This review aims to summarize previous antimicrobial studies of curcumin towards its application in the future studies as a natural antimicrobial agent.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Zorofchian Moghadamtousi, Soheil& Abdul Kadir, Habsah& Hassandarvish, Pouya& Tajik, Hasan& Abu Bakar, Sazaly& Zandi, Keivan. 2014. A Review on Antibacterial, Antiviral, and Antifungal Activity of Curcumin. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-452920
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Zorofchian Moghadamtousi, Soheil…[et al.]. A Review on Antibacterial, Antiviral, and Antifungal Activity of Curcumin. BioMed Research International No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-452920
American Medical Association (AMA)
Zorofchian Moghadamtousi, Soheil& Abdul Kadir, Habsah& Hassandarvish, Pouya& Tajik, Hasan& Abu Bakar, Sazaly& Zandi, Keivan. A Review on Antibacterial, Antiviral, and Antifungal Activity of Curcumin. BioMed Research International. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-452920
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-452920