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. 2022 Jun 30;19(2):249–261. doi: 10.14245/ns.2244148.074

Fig. 4.

Fig. 4.

Curcumin has a wide range of interactions. Curcumin contains a complex pharmacophore that can function as an antioxidant; chelate metals; and facilitate Michael reactions (used in the mild formation of C–C bonds), hydrogen-bonding interactions, π-π van der Waals interactions, and free radical scavenging.