Liposomal Formulation of Turmerone-Rich Hexane Fractions from Curcuma longa Enhances Their Antileishmanial Activity

Table 1

Chemical composition of C. longa hexane fractions.

Compounds	RI^lit.	RI^cal.	HF composition (%)
			Turmeric cortex	Turmeric without cortex
trans-𝛽-Farnesene	1456	1450	—	0.4
ar-Curcumene	1480	1476	4.5	5.0
𝛼-Zingiberene	1493	1489	13.6	24.1
𝛽-Bisabolene	1505	1504	2.0	3.3
𝛽-Sesquiphellandrene	1522	1519	12.5	16.3
E-iso-𝛾-Bisabolene	1529	1525	0.9	0.8
ar-Tumerone	1669	1667	15.8	14.6
𝛽-Turmerone	1677	1678	17.5	10.7
Germacrone	1693	1690	6.8	4.9
Curlone	1701	1699	7.2	5.5
Curcumenol	1734	1731	0.7	0.6
(6R,7R)-Bisabolone	1742	1741	2.1	1.9
Dehydrocurdione	1891	1889	6.8	5.3
Identified components			90.4	93.4

RI^cal.: retention index based on a homologous series of normal alkanes. RI^lit.: retention index from literature. HF: hexane fractions.