NANO-COMPOSITES OF CURCUMIN: AN ACCOUNT OF SYNTHESIS, ANTICANCER ACTIVITY AND POTENTIALITY AGAINST SARS-COV-2

Abstract

Curcumin, an important natural compound derived from Curcuma longa, is a diphenolic compound. The compound has high medicinal value and shows prospective applications in cancer therapy. It has been found that nano-formulation of curcumin significantly increases its anticancer activity by increasing its solubility, bioavailability, efficient and target specific delivery system. Syntheses of Nano-composite of Curcumin have been reported with different diverse materials like, PLGA, Solid lipid system, magnetic materials etc. This review is an attempt to document design and synthetic strategies of various Nano-Composites of Curcumin, along with their anticancer activity and potentiality against SARS CoV-2 virus (COVID-19).