| Literature DB >> 24396862 |
Manami Tsukamoto1, Kenichi Kuroda, Ayyalusamy Ramamoorthy, Kazuma Yasuhara.
Abstract
The function and mode of action of curcumin in modulating the formation of lipid raft domains were investigated by microscopic observation using model membranes. Curcumin induces fusion of lipid raft domains at extremely low concentrations through the alteration of the boundary between the ordered and disordered phases.Entities:
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Year: 2014 PMID: 24396862 PMCID: PMC3947710 DOI: 10.1039/c3cc47738j
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Chem Commun (Camb) ISSN: 1359-7345 Impact factor: 6.222