Fig. 1: Curcumin chelates. Schematic representation of the curcumin chelation of bivalent metals.

a Curcumin chelates can adopt a 2:1 configuration. b Curcumin can also chelate metals in conjunction with other ligands.
a Curcumin chelates can adopt a 2:1 configuration. b Curcumin can also chelate metals in conjunction with other ligands.