Tønnesen HH, Karlsen J, van Henegouwen GB. Studies on curcumin and curcuminoids. VIII. Photochemical stability of curcumin.
ZEITSCHRIFT FUR LEBENSMITTEL-UNTERSUCHUNG UND -FORSCHUNG 1986;
183:116-22. [PMID:
3765852 DOI:
10.1007/bf01041928]
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Abstract
The photodecomposition of curcumin when exposed to UV/visible radiation is studied. The main degradation products are identified. The reaction mechanisms are investigated and the order of the over-all degradation reactions and the half-lives of curcumin in different solvents and in the solid state are determined.
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