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50 Citations
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Synthesis and Evaluation of the Anti-Oxidant Capacity of Curcumin Glucuronides, the Major Curcumin Metabolites

  • Ambar K. Choudhury,
  • Suganya Raja,
  • Sanjata Mahapatra,
  • Kalyanam Nagabhushanam and
  • Muhammed Majeed

2 December 2015

Curcumin metabolites namely curcumin monoglucuronide and curcumin diglucuronide were synthesized using an alternative synthetic approach. The anti-oxidant potential of these curcumin glucuronides was compared with that of curcumin using DPPH scavengi...

  • Review
  • Open Access
105 Citations
9,927 Views
23 Pages

Nanotechnology is an emerging field of science that is widely used in medical sciences. However, it has limited uses in monogastric farm animal as well as fish and poultry nutrition. There are some works that have been done on curcumin and curcumin n...

  • Article
  • Open Access
254 Views
20 Pages

Textural Properties of Carbopol® Gel with Curcumin and Curcumin–HPβCD Inclusion Complex and Biological Activities

  • Maja Urošević,
  • Vesna Nikolić,
  • Vesna Savić,
  • Tatjana Mihajilov-Krstev,
  • Ivana Gajić,
  • Ana Dinić,
  • Milica Martinović and
  • Ljubiša Nikolić

16 January 2026

The aim of this study was to prepare curcumin/2-hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin (HPβCD) inclusion complex, evaluate the antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of curcumin and curcumin in inclusion complex, as well as to examine the effect of...

  • Review
  • Open Access
317 Citations
40,880 Views
12 Pages

Highly Bioavailable Forms of Curcumin and Promising Avenues for Curcumin-Based Research and Application: A Review

  • Sidney J. Stohs,
  • Oliver Chen,
  • Sidhartha D. Ray,
  • Jin Ji,
  • Luke R. Bucci and
  • Harry G. Preuss

19 March 2020

Curcumin exerts a wide range of beneficial physiological and pharmacological activities, including antioxidant, anti-amyloid, anti-inflammatory, anti-microbial, anti-neoplastic, immune-modulating, metabolism regulating, anti-depressant, neuroprotecti...

  • Review
  • Open Access
64 Citations
13,468 Views
44 Pages

Eliminating the Heart from the Curcumin Molecule: Monocarbonyl Curcumin Mimics (MACs)

  • Dinesh Shetty,
  • Yong Joon Kim,
  • Hyunsuk Shim and
  • James P. Snyder

24 December 2014

Curcumin is a natural product with several thousand years of heritage. Its traditional Asian application to human ailments has been subjected in recent decades to worldwide pharmacological, biochemical and clinical investigations. Curcumin’s Achilles...

  • Review
  • Open Access
188 Citations
18,155 Views
24 Pages

Metal–Curcumin Complexes in Therapeutics: An Approach to Enhance Pharmacological Effects of Curcumin

  • Sahdeo Prasad,
  • Dan DuBourdieu,
  • Ajay Srivastava,
  • Prafulla Kumar and
  • Rajiv Lall

Curcumin, an active component of the rhizome turmeric, has gained much attention as a plant-based compound with pleiotropic pharmacological properties. It possesses anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, hypoglycemic, antimicrobial, neuroprotective, and imm...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
5,063 Views
22 Pages

Bioactivity Evaluation of a Novel Formulated Curcumin

  • Se-Chun Liao,
  • Wei-Hsiang Hsu,
  • Zi-Yi Huang,
  • Kun-Lin Chuang,
  • Kuan-Ting Lin,
  • Chia-Ling Tseng,
  • Tung-Hu Tsai,
  • Anh-Hoang Dao,
  • Chun-Li Su and
  • Chi-Ying F. Huang

6 December 2019

Curcumin has been used as a traditional medicine and/or functional food in several cultures because of its health benefits including anticancer properties. However, poor oral bioavailability of curcumin has limited its oral usage as a food supplement...

  • Review
  • Open Access
244 Citations
30,880 Views
18 Pages

19 August 2020

Curcumin, a lipophilic polyphenol contained in the rhizome of Curcuma longa (turmeric), has been used for centuries in traditional Asian medicine, and nowadays it is widely used in food as dietary spice worldwide. It has received considerable attenti...

  • Review
  • Open Access
893 Citations
53,237 Views
20 Pages

Curcumin and Cancer

  • Antonio Giordano and
  • Giuseppina Tommonaro

5 October 2019

Curcumin, a polyphenol extracted from Curcuma longa in 1815, has gained attention from scientists worldwide for its biological activities (e.g., antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antiviral), among which its anticancer potential has been...

  • Article
  • Open Access
24 Citations
4,357 Views
16 Pages

Curcumin is a natural acidic polyphenol extracted from turmeric with a wide range of biological and pharmacological effects. However, the application of curcumin for animal production and human life is limited by a low oral bioavailability. In this s...

  • Article
  • Open Access
40 Citations
6,488 Views
16 Pages

Molecular Insight into the Anti-Inflammatory Effects of the Curcumin Ester Prodrug Curcumin Diglutaric Acid In Vitro and In Vivo

  • Rianthong Phumsuay,
  • Chawanphat Muangnoi,
  • Peththa Wadu Dasuni Wasana,
  • Hasriadi,
  • Opa Vajragupta,
  • Pornchai Rojsitthisak and
  • Pasarapa Towiwat

Curcumin diglutaric acid (CurDG), an ester prodrug of curcumin, has the potential to be developed as an anti-inflammatory agent due to its improved solubility and stability. In this study, the anti-inflammatory effects of CurDG were evaluated. The ef...

  • Review
  • Open Access
96 Citations
24,761 Views
18 Pages

Curcumin and Endometriosis

  • Alexandre Vallée and
  • Yves Lecarpentier

Endometriosis is one of the main common gynecological disorders, which is characterized by the presence of glands and stroma outside the uterine cavity. Some findings have highlighted the main role of inflammation in endometriosis by acting on prolif...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
4,592 Views
14 Pages

Scale-Up Synthesis and In Vivo Anti-Tumor Activity of Curcumin Diethyl Disuccinate, an Ester Prodrug of Curcumin, in HepG2-Xenograft Mice

  • Chawanphat Muangnoi,
  • Pahweenvaj Ratnatilaka Na Bhuket,
  • Ponsiree Jithavech,
  • Wisut Wichitnithad,
  • Onsiri Srikun,
  • Chakkrapan Nerungsi,
  • Suthiluk Patumraj and
  • Pornchai Rojsitthisak

Previously, we synthesized curcumin and a succinate ester prodrug of curcumin namely curcumin diethyl disuccinate (CurDD) in the lab scale, which yielded hundred milligrams to few grams of the compounds. CurDD was found to be more stable in a phospha...

  • Review
  • Open Access
194 Citations
22,592 Views
14 Pages

Curcumin, Gut Microbiota, and Neuroprotection

  • Francesco Di Meo,
  • Sabrina Margarucci,
  • Umberto Galderisi,
  • Stefania Crispi and
  • Gianfranco Peluso

11 October 2019

Curcumin, a nontoxic, naturally occurring polyphenol, has been recently proposed for the management of neurodegenerative and neurological diseases. However, a discrepancy exists between the well-documented pharmacological activities that curcumin see...

  • Review
  • Open Access
143 Citations
12,164 Views
55 Pages

Worldwide, Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common neurodegenerative multifactorial disease influencing the elderly population. Nowadays, several medications, among them curcumin, are used in the treatment of AD. Curcumin, which is the prin...

  • Article
  • Open Access
25 Citations
4,234 Views
26 Pages

The Formulation of Curcumin: 2-Hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin Complex with Smart Hydrogel for Prolonged Release of Curcumin

  • Ljubiša Nikolić,
  • Maja Urošević,
  • Vesna Nikolić,
  • Ivana Gajić,
  • Ana Dinić,
  • Vojkan Miljković,
  • Srđan Rakić,
  • Sanja Đokić,
  • Jelena Kesić and
  • Goran Nikolić
  • + 1 author

Curcumin comes from the plant species Curcuma longa and shows numerous pharmacological activities. There are numerous curcumin formulations with gels or cyclodextrins in order to increase its solubility and bioavailability. This paper presents the fo...

  • Review
  • Open Access
79 Citations
10,662 Views
12 Pages

Curcumin and Its Potential Impact on Microbiota

  • Marzena Jabczyk,
  • Justyna Nowak,
  • Bartosz Hudzik and
  • Barbara Zubelewicz-Szkodzińska

10 June 2021

Curcumin is one of the most frequently researched herbal substances; however, it has been reported to have a poor bioavailability and fast metabolism, which has led to doubts about its effectiveness. Curcumin has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory eff...

  • Review
  • Open Access
15 Citations
6,103 Views
30 Pages

Potential of Curcumin and Its Analogs in Glioblastoma Therapy

  • Agnieszka Nowacka,
  • Ewa Ziółkowska,
  • Wojciech Smuczyński,
  • Dominika Bożiłow and
  • Maciej Śniegocki

Curcumin, a polyphenol found in turmeric, demonstrates multifaceted anti-cancer activity against glioblastoma. Its therapeutic potential stems from its ability to modulate various molecular pathways implicated in glioblastoma development and progress...

  • Review
  • Open Access
208 Citations
34,630 Views
25 Pages

Potential of Curcumin in Skin Disorders

  • Laura Vollono,
  • Mattia Falconi,
  • Roberta Gaziano,
  • Federico Iacovelli,
  • Emi Dika,
  • Chiara Terracciano,
  • Luca Bianchi and
  • Elena Campione

10 September 2019

Curcumin is a compound isolated from turmeric, a plant known for its medicinal use. Recently, there is a growing interest in the medical community in identifying novel, low-cost, safe molecules that may be used in the treatment of inflammatory and ne...

  • Review
  • Open Access
512 Citations
57,766 Views
22 Pages

Curcumin and Health

  • Mario Pulido-Moran,
  • Jorge Moreno-Fernandez,
  • Cesar Ramirez-Tortosa and
  • MCarmen Ramirez-Tortosa

25 February 2016

Nowadays, there are some molecules that have shown over the years a high capacity to act against relevant pathologies such as cardiovascular disease, neurodegenerative disorders or cancer. This article provides a brief review about the origin, bioava...

  • Review
  • Open Access
62 Citations
11,243 Views
34 Pages

Current research indicates curcumin [diferuloylmethane; a polyphenolic compound isolated from the rhizomes of the dietary spice turmeric (Curcuma longa)] exerts a beneficial effect on health which may be partly attributable to its anti-oxidative and...

  • Review
  • Open Access
166 Citations
9,661 Views
15 Pages

Curcumin as an Antiviral Agent

  • Morgan R. Jennings and
  • Robin J. Parks

31 October 2020

Curcumin, the primary curcuminoid compound found in turmeric spice, has shown broad activity as an antimicrobial agent, limiting the replication of many different fungi, bacteria and viruses. In this review, we summarize recent studies supporting the...

  • Review
  • Open Access
15 Citations
4,570 Views
22 Pages

22 November 2023

Curcumin is a natural polyphenol derived from turmeric (Curcuma longa) root that has been used for centuries as a spice, coloring agent, and medicine. Curcumin presents anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, anticarcinogenic, antimicrobial, antiviral, antim...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
7,534 Views
12 Pages

A High-Performance Thin-Layer Chromatographic Method for the Simultaneous Determination of Curcumin I, Curcumin II and Curcumin III in Curcuma longa and Herbal Formulation

  • Maged S. Abdel-Kader,
  • Ayman A. Salkini,
  • Prawez Alam,
  • Khaled A. Alshahrani,
  • Ahmed I. Foudah and
  • Mohammed H. Alqarni

Curcuma longa (turmeric) has traditionally been used in Ayurvedic, Unani and herbal drugs to cure numerous ailments. Due to the high demand, the quantitative standardization of herbal products is challenging to maintain their quality. We aim to devel...

  • Review
  • Open Access
84 Citations
12,878 Views
12 Pages

Mutual Two-Way Interactions of Curcumin and Gut Microbiota

  • Ryszard Pluta,
  • Sławomir Januszewski and
  • Marzena Ułamek-Kozioł

5 February 2020

Curcumin, an herbal naturally occurring polyphenol, has recently been proposed for the treatment of neurodegenerative, neurological and cancer diseases due to its pleiotropic effect. Recent studies indicated that dysbiosis is associated with the abov...

  • Review
  • Open Access
31 Citations
6,461 Views
13 Pages

26 August 2021

Curcumin is the principal curcuminoid obtained from the plant Curcuma longa and has been extensively studied for its biological and chemical properties. Curcumin displays a vast range of pharmacological properties, including antimicrobial, anti-infla...

  • Article
  • Open Access
25 Citations
5,795 Views
17 Pages

13 January 2021

In this study, 4-α-glucanotransferase (4αGTase)-treated rice starch (GS) was added after 1-h (1 GS) and 96-h (96 GS) treatments to the aqueous phase of a curcumin-loaded emulsion to produce filled hydrogels (1 GS-FH and 96 GS-FH, respecti...

  • Review
  • Open Access
63 Citations
7,642 Views
38 Pages

Antitumoral Activities of Curcumin and Recent Advances to ImProve Its Oral Bioavailability

  • Marta Claudia Nocito,
  • Arianna De Luca,
  • Francesca Prestia,
  • Paola Avena,
  • Davide La Padula,
  • Lucia Zavaglia,
  • Rosa Sirianni,
  • Ivan Casaburi,
  • Francesco Puoci and
  • Vincenzo Pezzi
  • + 1 author

Curcumin, a main bioactive component of the Curcuma longa L. rhizome, is a phenolic compound that exerts a wide range of beneficial effects, acting as an antimicrobial, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anticancer agent. This review summarizes recen...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,129 Views
9 Pages

30 December 2019

Previously, it was suggested that the natural compound curcumin is an irreversible inhibitor of rhodesain, the major lysosomal cysteine protease of the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma brucei. The suggestion was based on a time-dependent inhibition of...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,181 Views
17 Pages

Curcumin Stereoisomer, Cis-Trans Curcumin, as a Novel Ligand to A1 and A3 Adenosine Receptors

  • Luke J. Hamilton,
  • Mahesh Pattabiraman,
  • Haizhen A. Zhong,
  • Michaela Walker,
  • Hilary Vaughn and
  • Surabhi Chandra

Adenosine receptors (ARs) are being explored to generate non-opioid pain therapeutics. Vanilloid compounds, curcumin, capsaicin, and vanillin possess antinociceptive properties through their interactions with the transient receptor potential channel...

  • Review
  • Open Access
96 Citations
13,337 Views
35 Pages

Obstacles against the Marketing of Curcumin as a Drug

  • Kambiz Hassanzadeh,
  • Lucia Buccarello,
  • Jessica Dragotto,
  • Asadollah Mohammadi,
  • Massimo Corbo and
  • Marco Feligioni

10 September 2020

Among the extensive public and scientific interest in the use of phytochemicals to prevent or treat human diseases in recent years, natural compounds have been highly investigated to elucidate their therapeutic effect on chronic human diseases includ...

  • Review
  • Open Access
13 Citations
7,640 Views
29 Pages

Implementing Curcumin in Translational Oncology Research

  • Koraljka Gall Trošelj,
  • Ivana Samaržija,
  • Marko Tomljanović,
  • Renata Novak Kujundžić,
  • Nikola Đaković and
  • Anamarija Mojzeš

10 November 2020

Most data published on curcumin and curcumin-based formulations are very promising. In cancer research, the majority of data has been obtained in vitro. Less frequently, researchers used experimental animals. The results of several clinical studies a...

  • Feature Paper
  • Review
  • Open Access
48 Citations
9,302 Views
22 Pages

Curcumin: Modern Applications for a Versatile Additive

  • Florentina Monica Raduly,
  • Valentin Raditoiu,
  • Alina Raditoiu and
  • Violeta Purcar

28 April 2021

The recent development of several methods for extracting curcumin from the root of the plant Curcuma longa has led to intensified research on the properties of curcumin and its fields of application. Following the studies and the accreditation of cur...

  • Article
  • Open Access
27 Citations
9,531 Views
14 Pages

13 September 2018

Curcumin is a naturally occurring substance with various pharmacological activities. It has not been developed as a drug because of its low bioavailability due to its low solubility and absorption. Piperine is a natural enhancer that is popularly use...

  • Review
  • Open Access
12 Citations
8,727 Views
11 Pages

Curcumin: Useful add-on for Rheumatic Diseases?

  • Stylianos Tomaras,
  • Gernot Keyßer and
  • Eugen Feist

20 May 2022

Plant-derived nutraceuticals are proposed as new key instruments to represent a profound “back to basics” shift in medical treatment. Data accumulated over the past ten years suggest that curcumin, the major active compound of the turmeri...

  • Review
  • Open Access
38 Citations
5,470 Views
11 Pages

Curcumin and Heme Oxygenase: Neuroprotection and Beyond

  • Emanuela Mhillaj,
  • Andrea Tarozzi,
  • Letizia Pruccoli,
  • Vincenzo Cuomo,
  • Luigia Trabace and
  • Cesare Mancuso

Curcumin is a natural polyphenol component of Curcuma longa Linn, which is currently considered one of the most effective nutritional antioxidants for counteracting free radical-related diseases. Several experimental data have highlighted the pleiotr...

  • Review
  • Open Access
252 Citations
25,624 Views
19 Pages

The Role of Curcumin in Cancer Treatment

  • Vasiliki Zoi,
  • Vasiliki Galani,
  • Georgios D. Lianos,
  • Spyridon Voulgaris,
  • Athanasios P. Kyritsis and
  • George A. Alexiou

Curcumin is a polyphenol extracted from the rhizomes of the turmeric plant, Curcuma longa which has anti-inflammatory, and anticancer properties. Chronic inflammation is associated with the development of cancer. Curcumin acts on the regulation of va...

  • Review
  • Open Access
58 Citations
6,938 Views
11 Pages

Antitumor Activity of Curcumin in Glioblastoma

  • Blake C. Walker and
  • Sandeep Mittal

11 December 2020

Current standard-of-care treatment for glioblastoma, the most common malignant primary central nervous system (CNS) tumor, consists of surgical resection followed by adjuvant chemotherapy and radiation (Stupp protocol), providing an overall median su...

  • Review
  • Open Access
76 Citations
18,971 Views
23 Pages

Curcumin and Weight Loss: Does It Work?

  • Kamila Kasprzak-Drozd,
  • Tomasz Oniszczuk,
  • Marek Gancarz,
  • Adrianna Kondracka,
  • Robert Rusinek and
  • Anna Oniszczuk

Obesity is a global health problem needing urgent research. Synthetic anti-obesity drugs show side effects and variable effectiveness. Thus, there is a tendency to use natural compounds for the management of obesity. There is a considerable body of k...

  • Article
  • Open Access
52 Citations
7,683 Views
17 Pages

Liposomal Curcumin is Better than Curcumin to Alleviate Complications in Experimental Diabetic Mellitus

  • Adriana Elena Bulboacă,
  • Alina S. Porfire,
  • Lucia R. Tefas,
  • Paul Mihai Boarescu,
  • Sorana D. Bolboacă,
  • Ioana C. Stănescu,
  • Angelo Corneliu Bulboacă and
  • Gabriela Dogaru

27 February 2019

Curcumin (CC) is known to have anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidative properties and has already been tested for its efficiency in different diseases including diabetes mellitus (DM). New formulations and route administration were designed to obtain pr...

  • Review
  • Open Access
35 Citations
9,295 Views
15 Pages

Curcumin as a Therapeutic Agent for Sarcopenia

  • Siti Liyana Saud Gany,
  • Kok-Yong Chin,
  • Jen Kit Tan,
  • Amilia Aminuddin and
  • Suzana Makpol

29 May 2023

Sarcopenia is the progressive loss of muscle mass, strength, and functions as we age. The pathogenesis of sarcopenia is underlined by oxidative stress and inflammation. As such, it is reasonable to suggest that a natural compound with both antioxidan...

  • Review
  • Open Access
94 Citations
24,376 Views
13 Pages

Methods to Improve the Solubility of Curcumin from Turmeric

  • Julia Górnicka,
  • Martyna Mika,
  • Oliwia Wróblewska,
  • Paweł Siudem and
  • Katarzyna Paradowska

11 January 2023

Turmeric is a strong-taste component of spices characteristic of Indian cuisine. It is obtained from the turmeric rhizome (Curcumae longae rhizoma) and has been used for thousands of years not only for culinary purposes, but also for medicinal purpos...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,884 Views
17 Pages

Poly(curcumin β-amino ester)-Based Tablet Formulation for a Sustained Release of Curcumin

  • Vinod S. Patil,
  • Benjamin C. Burdette,
  • J. Zach Hilt,
  • Douglass S. Kalika and
  • Thomas D. Dziubla

30 May 2022

Oral drug delivery remains the most common and well tolerated method for drug administration. However, its applicability is often limited due to low drug solubility and stability. One approach to overcome the solubility and stability limitations is t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
29 Citations
2,498 Views
14 Pages

Hepatoprotective Study of Curcumin-Soya Lecithin Complex

  • Mukesh KUMAR,
  • Munish AHUJA and
  • Surendra Kumar SHARMA

14 November 2008

The purpose of present study was to prepare and characterize the complex between curcumin and soya lecithin, and to evaluate its hepatoprotective activity. The curcumin-soya lecithin complex was prepared by dissolving curcumin and soya lecithin in eq...

  • Article
  • Open Access
100 Citations
20,151 Views
13 Pages

Curcumin Reverse Methicillin Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus

  • Su-Hyun Mun,
  • Sung-Bae Kim,
  • Ryong Kong,
  • Jang-Gi Choi,
  • Youn-Chul Kim,
  • Dong-Won Shin,
  • Ok-Hwa Kang and
  • Dong-Yeul Kwon

10 November 2014

Curcumin, a natural polyphenolic flavonoid extracted from the rhizome of Curcuma longa L., was shown to possess superior potency to resensitize methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) to antibiotics. Previous studies have shown the synergi...

  • Review
  • Open Access
51 Citations
9,132 Views
15 Pages

Curcumin as a Therapeutic Option in Retinal Diseases

  • Daniel López-Malo,
  • Carlos Alberto Villarón-Casares,
  • Jorge Alarcón-Jiménez,
  • Maria Miranda,
  • Manuel Díaz-Llopis,
  • Francisco J. Romero and
  • Vincent M. Villar

The retina is subjected to oxidative stress due to its high vascularization, long time light exposition and a high density of mitochondria. Oxidative stress can lead to pathological processes, like cell apoptosis, angiogenesis and inflammation ending...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
3,903 Views
16 Pages

Antiviral Effects of Curcumin on Adenovirus Replication

  • Morgan R. Jennings and
  • Robin J. Parks

Human adenovirus (HAdV) is a common pathogen that can cause severe morbidity and mortality in certain populations, including pediatric, geriatric, and immunocompromised patients. Unfortunately, there are no approved therapeutics to combat HAdV infect...

  • Review
  • Open Access
54 Citations
6,244 Views
13 Pages

Radiosensitization and Radioprotection by Curcumin in Glioblastoma and Other Cancers

  • Vasiliki Zoi,
  • Vasiliki Galani,
  • Pericles Tsekeris,
  • Athanasios P. Kyritsis and
  • George A. Alexiou

Radiation therapy plays an important role in almost every cancer treatment. However, radiation toxicity to normal tissues, mainly due to the generation of reactive free radicals, has limited the efficacy of radiotherapy in clinical practice. Curcumin...

  • Review
  • Open Access
36 Citations
8,477 Views
29 Pages

Due to the diverse medicinal and pharmacokinetic properties of turmeric, it is well-known in the therapeutic, pharmaceutic, nutraceutical, cosmetic, and dietary industries. It gained importance due to its multitude of properties, such as wound-healin...

  • Review
  • Open Access
1,287 Citations
109,031 Views
22 Pages

1 December 2014

Curcumin, a pigment from turmeric, is one of the very few promising natural products that has been extensively investigated by researchers from both the biological and chemical point of view. While there are several reviews on the biological and phar...

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