Figure 2.
Effect of Meriva on growth of E. coli, Citrobacter rodentium, and H. pylori, and intracellular accumulation of curcumin and its derivatives. (A–C) Bacteria were grown in Brucella broth containing 20 µM Meriva or vehicle (ethanol), and growth was monitored by optical density for indicated time. (D–F) Bacteria were harvested and the concentration of curcumin, dihydro-(D-curc,DHC)-, tetrahydro-( T-curc-THC)-, hexahydro-(H-curc,HHC)- and octahydro-(O curc,OHC)-curcumin as well as bicyclopentadione (BCP) was quantified using LC-MS. ***P ≤ 0.001.