Description
Likeitsparentcompound,curcumin,thiscurcuminoidexhibitsanticancer,antioxidative,anti-inflammatory,andantibacterialactivities.Inbreastcancercells,dimethoxycurcuminaltersmitochondrialmembranepotential,decreasesATPsynthaseactivity,andinducesDNAdamageandapoptosis.Incomparisontocurcumin,dimethoxycurcuminismorestableanddisplaysgreaterapoptosis-inducingactivityinvitro.Additionally,dimethoxycurcuminismoreeffectiveininhibitionofNOproduction,iNOSexpression,andNF-κBactivationthancurcumin.Dimethoxycurcuminexhibitspro-oxidativeactivityincancercells,increasingreactiveoxygenspecies(ROS),butdoesnotdosoinnormalculturedcells.Thiscompoundalsoinhibitstheexpressionofpro-inflammatorycytokinessuchasIL-2,IL-6,andIFN-γinvitro.Dimethoxycurcuminhasphototoxicantibacterialactivityagainstbothgram-positiveandgram-negativebacteriaandbindstheminorgrooveofDNAwithoutintercalation.