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Antiviral Effects of Green Tea EGCG and Its Potential Application against COVID-19
| Content Provider | MDPI |
|---|---|
| Author | Wang, Ying-Qi Li, Qing-Sheng Zheng, Xin-Qiang Lu, Jian-Liang Liang, Yue-Rong |
| Copyright Year | 2021 |
| Description | (β)-Epigallocatechin-3-O-gallate (EGCG), the most abundant component of catechins in tea (Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze), plays a role against viruses through inhibiting virus invasiveness, restraining gene expression and replication. In this paper, the antiviral effects of EGCG on various viruses, including DNA virus, RNA virus, coronavirus, enterovirus and arbovirus, were reviewed. Meanwhile, the antiviral effects of the EGCG epi-isomer counterpart (+)-gallocatechin-3-O-gallate (GCG) were also discussed. |
| Starting Page | 3962 |
| e-ISSN | 14203049 |
| DOI | 10.3390/molecules26133962 |
| Journal | Molecules |
| Issue Number | 13 |
| Volume Number | 26 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | MDPI |
| Publisher Date | 2021-06-29 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Molecules Integrative and Complementary Medicine Egcg Tea Polyphenol Antiviral Covid-19 Sars-cov |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |