Curcumin, a substance found in the spice turmeric, has long been used in Asian medicine to treat a variety of maladies. Now some research suggests that curcumin may help prevent or treat cancer. Curcumin is thought to have antioxidant properties, which means it may decrease swelling and inflammation.
The types of mutations include: This type of mutation is a change in one DNA base pair that results in the substitution of one amino acid for another in the protein made by a gene. A nonsense mutation is also a change in one DNA base pair.
Point Mutations. A point mutation is a change in a single nucleotide in DNA. This type of mutation is usually less. serious than a chromosomal alteration. An example of a point mutation is a mutation that changes the. codon UUU to the codon UCU. Point mutations can be silent, missense, or nonsense mutations, as. shown in Table 7.5.