Dissolution of Water-insoluble Curcumin by Femtosecond-laser Ablation in the Presence of Cyclodextrins and Its Cytotoxic Bioactivity against Lung Cancer Cells

Daisuke Nakane, Tatsuaki Tagami, Tomohiko Inomata, Yuki Ichikawa, Akiko Nakada, Tetsuya Ozeki, Hideki Masuda

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Abstract

Dissolution of water-insoluble curcumin at a high concentration (>100μM) is achieved by femtosecond-laser ablation in an aqueous solution containing cyclodextrin compounds at room temperature. The curcumin solution is freeze-dried to yield an orange powder, which isalso highlysoluble in water (ca. 1 mM). The dissolved curcumin compound has cytotoxic activity toward lung cancer cells.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1072-1074
Number of pages3
JournalChemistry Letters
Volume45
Issue number9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2016

Keywords

  • Anticancer effect
  • Curcumin
  • Cyclodextrin

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