Demethoxycurcumin, Desmethoxycurcumin, Curcumin II, Autophagy, Bacterial, Apoptosis, Antioxidant, Monodemethoxycurcumin
Demethoxycurcumin is a bioactive curcuminoid with demonstrated antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-proliferative properties. It exhibits anti-acanthamoebic effects and shows potential as a combination therapy in drug-resistant cancers, notably by activating AMPK to inhibit metabolic and oncogenic pathways in triple-negative breast cancer cells in vitro.