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 are single base changes in a gene's DNA sequence. They can be further categorized: 1  Missense mutations cause a single amino acid change within the protein. 2  Nonsense mutations create a premature stop codon, causing the protein to be shortened. 3  Silent mutations do not cause amino acid changes.