Antiviral Effects of Green Tea EGCG and Its Potential Application against COVID-19
(–)-Epigallocatechin-3-<i>O</i>-gallate (EGCG), the most abundant component of catechins in tea (<i>Camellia sinensis</i> (L.) O. Kuntze), plays a role against viruses through inhibiting virus invasiveness, restraining gene expression and replication. In this paper, the antiv...
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| author | Ying-Qi Wang Qing-Sheng Li Xin-Qiang Zheng Jian-Liang Lu Yue-Rong Liang |
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| description | (–)-Epigallocatechin-3-<i>O</i>-gallate (EGCG), the most abundant component of catechins in tea (<i>Camellia sinensis</i> (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 <i>epi</i>-isomer counterpart (+)-gallocatechin-3-<i>O</i>-gallate (GCG) were also discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3247f8a53cde4926b4b7163ebeff5fa72023-11-22T02:06:22ZengMDPI AGMolecules1420-30492021-06-012613396210.3390/molecules26133962Antiviral Effects of Green Tea EGCG and Its Potential Application against COVID-19Ying-Qi Wang0Qing-Sheng Li1Xin-Qiang Zheng2Jian-Liang Lu3Yue-Rong Liang4Tea Research Institute, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, ChinaInstitute of Sericulture and Tea, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310000, ChinaTea Research Institute, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, ChinaTea Research Institute, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, ChinaTea Research Institute, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China(–)-Epigallocatechin-3-<i>O</i>-gallate (EGCG), the most abundant component of catechins in tea (<i>Camellia sinensis</i> (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 <i>epi</i>-isomer counterpart (+)-gallocatechin-3-<i>O</i>-gallate (GCG) were also discussed.https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/26/13/3962EGCGtea polyphenolantiviralCOVID-19SARS-CoV |
| spellingShingle | Ying-Qi Wang Qing-Sheng Li Xin-Qiang Zheng Jian-Liang Lu Yue-Rong Liang Antiviral Effects of Green Tea EGCG and Its Potential Application against COVID-19 Molecules EGCG tea polyphenol antiviral COVID-19 SARS-CoV |
| title | Antiviral Effects of Green Tea EGCG and Its Potential Application against COVID-19 |
| title_full | Antiviral Effects of Green Tea EGCG and Its Potential Application against COVID-19 |
| title_fullStr | Antiviral Effects of Green Tea EGCG and Its Potential Application against COVID-19 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Antiviral Effects of Green Tea EGCG and Its Potential Application against COVID-19 |
| title_short | Antiviral Effects of Green Tea EGCG and Its Potential Application against COVID-19 |
| title_sort | antiviral effects of green tea egcg and its potential application against covid 19 |
| topic | EGCG tea polyphenol antiviral COVID-19 SARS-CoV |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/26/13/3962 |
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