What Are Turmerone Compounds?
Ar-turmerone, alpha-turmerone, and beta-turmerone are the primary components in the volatile oil of turmeric's rhizome. They help give turmeric its characteristic pungent smell. (ii.1, 7, 10, 11, 20, 26-33, 203)
What Are the Potential Health Benefits of Turmerone Compounds?
Research shows that turmerone compounds have a number of beneficial properties.
These include: (ii.1, 7, 10, 11, 20, 26-33, 203)
- Aromatic (ar-) turmerone is a natural antimicrobial and antifungal compound that also has antivenom properties.
- Alpha and beta turmerones act as antibacterial agents against disease-causing bacterium that cause serious infections (such as MRSA and food poisoning).
- Turmerones may help prevent cavities.
- Lab studies show α-turmerone and ar-turmerone compounds have anti-cancer properties. They have been shown to work against liver cancer, leukemia, and breast cancer cells.
- All of the turmerones are anti-inflammatory compounds that can inhibit pro-inflammatory enzymes such as COX-2.
- Alpha-turmerone and ar-turmerone are antioxidant compounds that have anti-aging and anti-wrinkle effects. Studies suggest turmeric's turmerone compounds can help skin look younger.
- According to some studies, turmerone compounds are also skin lighteners. They can help even skin tone, lighten freckles and melasma.
- Both aromatic and alpha turmerones are immune-boosting compounds. They actually improve how well the immune system works.
- Turmerones have antiplatelet properties that could help prevent harmful blood clots, such as those that cause strokes and heart attacks.
- Turmeric oil containing turmerones is a potent insect repellent against pests attracted to stored grains.
- Turmeric extracts containing curcuminoids and turmerone compounds inhibited generation of amyloid-beta proteins. It also blocked protein aggregates that form the plaques in Alzheimer's disease.
- Animal studies show that ar-turmerone compounds also stimulate production of neural stem cells. This effect could help stroke victims recover and slow the progression of neurodegenerative diseases.
A bisabolane-type sesquiterpene (or sesquiterpenoid) compound. (ii.7)
In the lab, α-turmerone is more effective against these cancer cell lines than ar-turmerone. (ii.7)
An enzyme often involved in diseases such as cancer. (ii.28)
Specifically, xanthorrhizol, zingiberene, and ar-turmerone. (ii.33)
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