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  Turmeric Extract and Curcumin Enhance the Yield of T2 Bacteriophage in E. coli

  By Gerald Goldstein, Sarah M. Bergman, Mary A. Cranley, Nicholas R. Reed

  Abstract: Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE It has been demonstrated that turmeric and curcumin—a chemical present in turmeric—have antibacterial and antiviral activity for viruses of humans. Increasing concentrations of turmeric extract and purified curcumin have no effect on the replication of Escherichia coli cultured in Luria-Bertani broth. Increasing concentrations of curcumin enhance the replication of T2 bacteriophage in E. coli cells. E. coli cells treated with purified curcumin …

  Published in Research and Reviews : A Journal of Biotechnology · Vol. 6, Issue 3, 2016 · pp. 19–26 Read article →