Natural Product Communications 2012-Apr
Formation of tetrahydrocurcumin by reduction of curcumin with cultured plant cells of Marchantia polymorpha.
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Abstract
Cultured plant cells of Marchantia polymorpha, Nicotiana tabacum, Phytolacca americana, Catharanthus roseus, and Gossypium hirsutum were examined for their ability to reduce curcumin. Only M. polymorpha cells converted curcumin into tetrahydrocurcumin in 90% yield in one day. Time-course experiment revealed a two-step formation of tetrahydrocurcumin via dihydrocurcumin.