curcumin

chemical compound, main yellow-orange-colored pigment and active principle of turmeric or curcuma
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curcumin

Summary

curcumin is a type of chemical entity[1]. curcumin ranks in the top 2% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (453 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • curcumin's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
  • curcumin's physically interacts with is recorded as E1A binding protein p300[4].
  • curcumin's canonical SMILES is recorded as COC1=C(C=CC(=C1)C=CC(=O)CC(=O)C=CC2=CC(=C(C=C2)O)OC)O[5].
  • curcumin's chemical formula is recorded as C₂₁H₂₀O₆[6].
  • curcumin is a type of turmeric[7].
  • curcumin is part of response to curcumin[8].
  • curcumin is part of cellular response to curcumin[9].
  • curcumin is part of curcumin metabolic process[10].
  • curcumin is part of curcumin catabolic process[11].
  • curcumin is part of curcumin synthase activity[12].
  • curcumin is used for food coloring[13].
  • curcumin is used for dye[14].
  • curcumin is used for food additive[15].
  • curcumin is used for nootropic[16].
  • curcumin's Commons category is recorded as Curcumin[17].
  • curcumin comprises carbon[18].
  • curcumin comprises hydrogen[19].
  • curcumin comprises oxygen[20].
  • curcumin's found in taxon is recorded as Curcuma longa[21].
  • curcumin's found in taxon is recorded as Curcuma amada[22].
  • curcumin's found in taxon is recorded as Curcuma aeruginosa[23].
  • curcumin's found in taxon is recorded as Curcuma xanthorrhiza[24].
  • curcumin's found in taxon is recorded as Curcuma zedoaria[25].
  • curcumin's found in taxon is recorded as Curcuma chuanyujin[26].
  • curcumin's found in taxon is recorded as Curcuma mangga[27].

Why It Matters

curcumin ranks in the top 2% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (453 views/month).[2] curcumin has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] curcumin is known by 76 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Medical Subject Headings. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . menshealth.com. Retrieved . menshealth.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Thin-layer chromatographic determination of curcumine (turmeric) in spices. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . SIMULTANEOUS DETERMINATION OF CURCUMINOIDS IN CURCUMA SAMPLES USING HIGH PERFORMANCE THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Curcumin, an Active Constiuent of the Ancient Medicinal Herb Curcuma longa L.: Some Uses and the Establishment and Biological Basis of Medical Efficacy. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Curcumin, an Active Constiuent of the Ancient Medicinal Herb Curcuma longa L.: Some Uses and the Establishment and Biological Basis of Medical Efficacy. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Curcumin, an Active Constiuent of the Ancient Medicinal Herb Curcuma longa L.: Some Uses and the Establishment and Biological Basis of Medical Efficacy. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Novel biphenyl ether lignans from the rhizomes of Curcuma chuanyujin. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . A labdane diterpene glucoside from the rhizomes of Curcuma mangga.. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · C960657 · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'azb', 'bg', 'bs', 'ca', 'cs', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'et', 'eu',
    Sitelink count → 44
    Lex id → curcumin
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P8313]]: curcumin"
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