Table 3.

The fraction of curcumin glucuronide and curcumin sulfate in plasma at C _max after administration of 10 and 12 g curcumin based on enzymatic hydrolysis performed in duplicate. Total curcumin in plasma was assayed after incubating plasma with enzymes β-glucuronidase and sulfatase separately (Separate Assay) and combined (Mixed Assay).

Total Curcumin
Dose (g)	Curcumin glucuronide (μg/mL)	Curcumin sulfate (μg/mL)	Separate Assay (μg/mL)	Mixed Assay (μg/mL)
10	2.04±0.31*	1.06±0.40	3.10±0.60	3.09±0.53
12	1.40±0.74	0.87±0.44	2.27±1.17	2.03±0.74

^*mean ±SD of six subjects