## Abstract Three new bisabolocurcumin ethers, named demethoxybisabolocurcumin ether (**1**), bisabolocurcumin ether (**2**), and didemethoxybisabolocurcumin ether (**3**), along with two known compounds, **4** and **5**, were isolated from the AcOEt extract of the rhizomes of __Curcuma longa__ L.
Isolation of curcumin from Curcuma longa L. rhizome
✍ Scribed by J. Verghese
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 374 KB
- Volume
- 8
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0882-5734
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✦ Synopsis
Methods for the retrieval of curcumin from Curcuma longa L. rhizome are reviewed and evaluated. Solvent extraction of the rhizome is the best route for obtaining the dye.
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