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desmethoxycurcumin

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desmethoxycurcumin

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Also known as demethoxycurcumin, Demethoxycurcumin

Desmethoxycurcumin is a curcuminoid found in turmeric. Commercial grade curcumin contains a mixture of curcuminoids (desmethoxycurcumin 10–20%, bisdesmethoxycurcumin 5% or less).

Chemical data

Formula
C20H18O5
Molecular weight
338.4 g/mol
IUPAC name
(1E,6E)-1-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-7-(4-hydroxyphenyl)hepta-1,6-diene-3,5-dione
SMILES
COC1=C(C=CC(=C1)/C=C/C(=O)CC(=O)/C=C/C2=CC=C(C=C2)O)O
InChIKey
HJTVQHVGMGKONQ-LUZURFALSA-N
XLogP
3.3
Polar surface area
83.8 Ų
H-bond donors
2
H-bond acceptors
5
Formal charge
0

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Wikidata facts

Mass
338.115423676
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chemical formula
C₂₀H₁₈O₅
canonical SMILES
COc1cc(ccc1O)/C=C/C(=O)CC(=O)/C=C/c2ccc(cc2)O
isomeric SMILES
COc1cc(/C=C/C(=O)CC(=O)/C=C/c2ccc(O)cc2)ccc1O
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Desmethoxycurcumin is a curcuminoid found in turmeric. Commercial grade curcumin contains a mixture of curcuminoids (desmethoxycurcumin 10–20%, bisdesmethoxycurcumin 5% or less).

== See also == Bis-desmethoxycurcumin Curcumin

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