Curcumin as an Antiviral Agent

Curcumin, the primary curcuminoid compound found in turmeric spice, has shown broad activity as an antimicrobial agent, limiting the replication of many different fungi, bacteria and viruses. In this review, we summarize recent studies supporting the development of curcumin and its derivatives as br...

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Autores principales: Jennings, Morgan R., Parks, Robin J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2020
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Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7693600/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33142686
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/v12111242
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spelling pubmed-76936002020-11-28 Curcumin as an Antiviral Agent Jennings, Morgan R. Parks, Robin J. Viruses Review Curcumin, the primary curcuminoid compound found in turmeric spice, has shown broad activity as an antimicrobial agent, limiting the replication of many different fungi, bacteria and viruses. In this review, we summarize recent studies supporting the development of curcumin and its derivatives as broad-spectrum antiviral agents. MDPI 2020-10-31 /pmc/articles/PMC7693600/ /pubmed/33142686 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/v12111242 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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