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curium

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Description

Curium is a synthetic radioactive element with the symbol Cm and atomic number 96. It is a transuranic actinide element, named after Marie and Pierre Curie, the discoverers of radium. Curium was first produced in 1944 at the University of Chicago, by Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, and Albert Ghiorso, during the Manhattan Project. Curium is produced by bombarding plutonium or americium with neutrons in a nuclear reactor. It is also produced by bombarding uranium or thorium with alpha particles. Curium has no known biological role and is a health hazard due to its radioactivity. It emits alpha particles, which can damage cells and tissues. Curium is used in some specialized applications, such as in smoke detectors, in certain types of nuclear batteries, and as a source of neutrons for research purposes. It is also used in the production of other transuranic elements. Curium is studied to better understand the chemistry and physics of the actinides. It is also used to study the effects of radiation on materials and organisms. The radioactive decay of curium provides a source of heat, which can be used for power generation in space probes and other applications.'

Curium: A radioactive actinide with atomic symbol Cm, and atomic number 96. Thirteen curium isotopes have been produced with mass numbers ranging from 238-250. Its valence can be +3 or +4. It is intensely radioactive and decays by alpha-emission. [Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), National Library of Medicine, extracted Dec-2023]

FloraRankFlora DefinitionFamilyFamily Definition
Curiogenus[no description available]AsteraceaeA large plant family of the order Asterales, subclass Asteridae, class Magnoliopsida. The family is also known as Compositae. Flower petals are joined near the base and stamens alternate with the corolla lobes. The common name of daisy refers to several genera of this family including Aster; CHRYSANTHEMUM; RUDBECKIA; TANACETUM.[MeSH]

Cross-References

ID SourceID
PubMed CID23979
CHEBI ID33390
MeSH IDM0005424

Synonyms (15)

Synonym
curium atom
7440-51-9
CHEBI:33390
curium
96cm
CM ,
curio
curium, ion(cm3 )
unii-m5ll84mz2w
m5ll84mz2w ,
curium [mi]
DTXSID80225390
zcm ,
curium ion
Q27115624

Research Excerpts

Bioavailability

ExcerptReferenceRelevance
" The mobility and bioavailability of released radionuclides is strongly dependent on sorption/desorption processes onto mineral surfaces."( Time-resolved laser fluorescence spectroscopy study of the sorption of Cm(III) onto smectite and kaolinite.
Bauer, A; Coppin, F; Kim, JI; Stumpf, T, 2001
)
0.31
" The results provide insight in the regulation of Cm(III) and Th(IV) bioavailability that may prove useful for effective design of their decorporating agents and as well may help the future design of radiotherapy based on tetravalent ions."( MD simulation reveals differential binding of Cm(III) and Th(IV) with serum transferrin at acidic pH.
Bandyopadhyay, T; Mishra, L; Sundararajan, M, 2021
)
0.62

Dosage Studied

ExcerptRelevanceReference
" Dosage problems and solutions respecting clinical experiences as well as radiobiological information are discussed."( [Short time afterloading curietherapy of gynecological carcinomas: technique and problems (author's transl)].
Gauwerky, F, 1977
)
0.26
"The purpose of this study was to obtain information on the alpha-particle dose-response relationship of 244Cm in rats."( Dose responses from inhaled monodisperse aerosols of 244Cm2O3 in the lung, liver and skeleton of F344 rats and comparison with 239PuO2.
Carlton, WW; Gillett, NA; Griffith, WC; Guilmette, RA; Hahn, FF; Lundgren, DL, 1997
)
0.3
" The control animals lived longer than those that were irradiated, but it was difficult to determine a dose-response relationship for survival among the exposed mice."( Relative toxicity of chronic irradiation by 45Ca beta particles and 242Cm alpha particles with respect to the production of lung tumors in CBA/Ca mice.
Brooks, PN; Hoel, DG; Priest, ND, 2006
)
0.33
[information is derived through text-mining from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Drug Classes (2)

ClassDescription
actinoid atom
f-block element atom
[compound class information is derived from Chemical Entities of Biological Interest (ChEBI), Hastings J, Owen G, Dekker A, Ennis M, Kale N, Muthukrishnan V, Turner S, Swainston N, Mendes P, Steinbeck C. (2016). ChEBI in 2016: Improved services and an expanding collection of metabolites. Nucleic Acids Res]

Research

Studies (169)

TimeframeStudies, This Drug (%)All Drugs %
pre-199088 (52.07)18.7374
1990's14 (8.28)18.2507
2000's25 (14.79)29.6817
2010's34 (20.12)24.3611
2020's8 (4.73)2.80
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Market Indicators

Research Demand Index: 80.92

According to the monthly volume, diversity, and competition of internet searches for this compound, as well the volume and growth of publications, there is estimated to be very strong demand-to-supply ratio for research on this compound.

MetricThis Compound (vs All)
Research Demand Index80.92 (24.57)
Research Supply Index5.21 (2.92)
Research Growth Index4.63 (4.65)
Search Engine Demand Index140.97 (26.88)
Search Engine Supply Index2.00 (0.95)

This Compound (80.92)

All Compounds (24.57)

Study Types

Publication TypeThis drug (%)All Drugs (%)
Trials0 (0.00%)5.53%
Reviews4 (2.19%)6.00%
Case Studies1 (0.55%)4.05%
Observational0 (0.00%)0.25%
Other178 (97.27%)84.16%
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]