Curcumin inhibits IMP dehydrogenase, a target for anticancer and antiviral chemotherapy agents. - GreenMedInfo Summary
Inhibitory effect of curcumin on IMP dehydrogenase, the target for anticancer and antiviral chemotherapy agents.
Biosci Biotechnol Biochem. 2010;74(1):185-7. Epub 2010 Jan 7. PMID: 20057137
Graduate School of Biosphere Science, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan.
Inosine monophosphate dehydrogenase (IMPDH), a rate-limiting enzyme in the de novo synthesis of guanine nucleotides, is a therapeutic target for anticancer and antiviral agents. Among the 15 different polyphenols examined, curcumin was found to have an inhibitory effect on the IMPDH activity in both a competitive and uncompetitive manner and to suppress the cellular GTP level in HT-29 colon carcinoma cells.