Bisdemethoxycurcumin is a beta-diketone that is methane in which two of the hydrogens are substituted by 4-hydroxycinnamoyl groups.
Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 2EFO1BP34R · registered name BISDEMETHOXYCURCUMIN · single chemical substance
Bisdemethoxycurcumin is a beta-diketone that is methane in which two of the hydrogens are substituted by 4-hydroxycinnamoyl groups. It has a role as a metabolite and an EC 3.2.1.1 (alpha-amylase) inhibitor. It is a polyphenol, an enone, a beta-diketone and a diarylheptanoid. It is functionally related to a 4-coumaric acid.
Source: PubChem
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name ビスデメトキシクルクミン: 本品は、次の化学式で表される芳香族化合物である。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 24939-16-0
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 33171-05-0
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID00872663
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID10820312
- IUPAC
- (1E,6E)-1,7-Bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)hepta-1,6-diene-3,5-dione
- Molecular formula
- C19H16O4
- Molecular weight
- 308.333 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Solid
Values measured on the substance itself, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: PubChem
What products actually use it for
What the 1 products reported to the US EPA with this ingredient use it for. Products outside cosmetics are included, so the top few rows are its main uses.
- Antioxidant1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
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- Formulation and Standardization of Anti-Acne Herbal Foaming Face wash using Curcuma longa along with Aloe vera, Rosa centifolia and Citrus sinensis · 2021
Linked databases 15
- ChEBI
- ChEMBL
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- PubChem 2
- Tlooto literature search 2
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
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