Showing papers on "Curcumin published in 1981"
TL;DR: Radioactivity was detectable in blood, liver and kidney following dosage with 400, 80 or 10 mg of [3H]curcumin; the major route of elimination of the label was the feces; the urinary excretion was very low regardless of the dose.
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TL;DR: It is indicated that curcumin undergoes transformation during absorption from the intestine during incubation medium treatment with everted sacs of rat intestines and with experiments with [3H].
145 citations
Patent•
13 Apr 1981TL;DR: A water-soluble curcumin complex suitable for use as a coloring agent in foods is prepared by dissolving and mixing a source of Curcumin and gelatin in an aqueous acetic acid solution.
Abstract: A water-soluble curcumin complex suitable for use as a coloring agent in foods is prepared by dissolving and mixing a source of curcumin and gelatin in an aqueous acetic acid solution. The complex comprises up to about 15% curcumin by weight, and may be incorporated into a wide variety of foodstuffs in either liquid or dry form.
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