How curcumin does its thing, found via the power of crystals

Monday, July 9, 2018 - 17:20 in Biology & Nature

Curcumin, a natural occurring chemical compound found in the spice turmeric, binds to the kinase enzyme dual-specificity tyrosine-regulated kinase 2 (DYRK2) at the atomic level, according to University of California San Diego School of Medicine researchers. This previously unreported biochemical interaction of curcumin leads to inhibition of DYRK2 that impairs cell proliferation and reduces cancer […]

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