Niosome Encapsulation of Curcumin: Characterization and Cytotoxic Effect on Ovarian Cancer Cells

Curcumin, a natural chemical compound found in Curcuma longa, has been applied in multiple medicinal areas from antibiotic to antitumor treatment. However, the chemical structure of curcumin results in poor stability, low solubility, and rapid degradation in vivo, hindering its clinical utilization....

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Main Authors: Xu, Ying-Qi, Chen, Wen-Rong, Tsosie, Jonathan, Xie, Xi, Li, Peng, Wan, Jian-Bo, He, Cheng-Wei, Chen, Mei-He
Other Authors: Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/103954