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Version5.0
StatusDetected and Quantified
Creation Date2007-01-22 17:06:16 UTC
Update Date2021-10-13 04:47:24 UTC
HMDB IDHMDB0005789
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • HMDB05789
Metabolite Identification
Common NameTetrahydrocurcumin
DescriptionTetrahydrocurcumin (THC), is a product of bacterial or intestinal metabolism of curcumin (via the bacterial enzyme NADPH-dependent curcumin reductase). Curcumin is a yellow, polyphenolic pigment, derived from the rhizomes of a plant (Curcuma longa Linn). It is the principal curcuminoid of the popular Indian spice turmeric, which is a member of the ginger family and is a natural antioxidant exhibiting a variety of pharmacological activities and therapeutic properties. It has long been used as a traditional medicine and as a preservative and coloring agent in foods. In E. coli curcumin is a substrate for the enzyme NADPH-dependent curcumin reductase which catalyzes the metal-independent reduction of curcumin to dihydrocurcumin (DHC) as an intermediate product, followed by further reduction to tetrahydrocurcumin (THC) as an end product. Tetrahydrocurcumin (THC) exhibits many of the same physiologic and pharmacological activities as curcumin and in some systems may exert greater antioxidant activity than curcumin (PMID: 16061427 ).
Structure
Data?1582752365
Synonyms
ValueSource
1,7-Bis(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-3,5-heptanedioneChEBI
Chemical FormulaC21H24O6
Average Molecular Weight372.4117
Monoisotopic Molecular Weight372.1572885
IUPAC Name1,7-bis(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)heptane-3,5-dione
Traditional Nametetrahydrocurcumin
CAS Registry Number36062-04-1
SMILES
COC1=CC(CCC(=O)CC(=O)CCC2=CC(OC)=C(O)C=C2)=CC=C1O
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C21H24O6/c1-26-20-11-14(5-9-18(20)24)3-7-16(22)13-17(23)8-4-15-6-10-19(25)21(12-15)27-2/h5-6,9-12,24-25H,3-4,7-8,13H2,1-2H3
InChI KeyLBTVHXHERHESKG-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Chemical Taxonomy
Description Belongs to the class of organic compounds known as curcuminoids. These are aromatic compounds containing a curcumin moiety, which is composed of two aryl buten-2-one (feruloyl) chromophores joined by a methylene group.
KingdomOrganic compounds
Super ClassPhenylpropanoids and polyketides
ClassDiarylheptanoids
Sub ClassLinear diarylheptanoids
Direct ParentCurcuminoids
Alternative Parents
Substituents
  • Curcumin
  • Gingerdione
  • Methoxyphenol
  • Anisole
  • Phenoxy compound
  • Phenol ether
  • Methoxybenzene
  • Phenol
  • 1-hydroxy-2-unsubstituted benzenoid
  • Alkyl aryl ether
  • 1,3-diketone
  • Benzenoid
  • 1,3-dicarbonyl compound
  • Monocyclic benzene moiety
  • Ketone
  • Ether
  • Organooxygen compound
  • Organic oxygen compound
  • Carbonyl group
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Organic oxide
  • Aromatic homomonocyclic compound
Molecular FrameworkAromatic homomonocyclic compounds
External Descriptors
Ontology
Physiological effectNot Available
Disposition
Process
Role
Physical Properties
StateSolid
Experimental Molecular Properties
PropertyValueReference
Melting Point95 - 97 °CNot Available
Boiling Point564.07 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg (est)The Good Scents Company Information System
Water Solubility9.43 mg/L @ 25 °C (est)The Good Scents Company Information System
LogP2.728 (est)The Good Scents Company Information System
Experimental Chromatographic PropertiesNot Available
Predicted Molecular Properties
Predicted Chromatographic Properties
Spectra
Biological Properties
Cellular Locations
  • Membrane (predicted from logP)
Biospecimen Locations
  • Blood
Tissue LocationsNot Available
Pathways
Normal Concentrations
BiospecimenStatusValueAgeSexConditionReferenceDetails
BloodDetected and Quantified16.0 +/- 0.2 uMAdult (>18 years old)BothNormal details
Abnormal Concentrations
Not Available
Associated Disorders and Diseases
Disease ReferencesNone
Associated OMIM IDsNone
DrugBank IDNot Available
Phenol Explorer Compound IDNot Available
FooDB IDFDB005352
KNApSAcK IDC00055176
Chemspider ID110569
KEGG Compound IDNot Available
BioCyc IDCPD-13315
BiGG IDNot Available
Wikipedia LinkNot Available
METLIN IDNot Available
PubChem Compound124072
PDB IDNot Available
ChEBI ID67263
Food Biomarker OntologyNot Available
VMH IDNot Available
MarkerDB IDNot Available
Good Scents IDrw1438081
References
Synthesis ReferenceLampe, W.; Smolinska, J. Ability of the two methyl groups of the quaternary base of 3,5-dimethylisoxazole to couple. III. Bull. acad. polon. sci., Ser. sci. chim., geol. et geograph (1958), 6 481-6.
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)Not Available
General References
  1. Heath DD, Pruitt MA, Brenner DE, Begum AN, Frautschy SA, Rock CL: Tetrahydrocurcumin in plasma and urine: quantitation by high performance liquid chromatography. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci. 2005 Sep 25;824(1-2):206-12. [PubMed:16061427 ]