A screening of curcumin derivatives for antibacterial phototoxic effects studies on curcumin and curcuminoids. XLIII.
Tone Haukvik, Ellen Bruzell, Solveig Kristensen and Hanne Hjorth Tønnesen | January 27th 2011
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Curcumin, bis(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-1,6-heptadiene-3,5-dione, has potential as a photosensitiser for photodynamic treatment of localised superficial infections in e.g., the mouth or skin.
