Chitooligosaccharide Conjugates Prepared Using Several Phenolic Compounds via Ascorbic Acid/H₂O₂ Free Radical Grafting: Characteristics, Antioxidant, Antidiab... by Ajay Mittal, Avtar Singh, Bin Zhang, Wonnop Visessanguan, Soottawat Benjakul

“…Chitooligosaccharide (COS)-polyphenol (PPN) conjugates prepared using different PPNs, including gallic, caffeic, and ferulic acids, epigallocatechin gallate, and catechin, at various concentrations were characterized via UV-visible, FTIR, and ¹H-NMR spectra and tested for antioxidant, antidiabetic, and antimicrobial activities. …”
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Ebola Entry Inhibitors Discovered from <i>Maesa perlarius</i> by Nga Yi Tsang, Wan-Fei Li, Elizabeth Varhegyi, Lijun Rong, Hong-Jie Zhang

“…The anti-EBOV activities of five synthetic derivatives together with six commercially available analogues, including EGCG ((−)-epigallocatechin-3-<i>O</i>-gallate (<b>8</b>)), were further investigated. Molecular docking analysis and binding affinity measurement suggested the EBOV glycoprotein could be a potential molecular target for <b>1</b> and its related compounds.…”
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Effect of EGCG Extracted from Green Tea against Largemouth Bass Virus Infection by Yuan Cheng, Mingzhu Liu, Qing Yu, Shuaishuai Huang, Shuyu Han, Jingu Shi, Hongling Wei, Jianwei Zou, Pengfei Li

“…In this study, we evaluated the effects of the main component of green tea, epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), against LMBV infection. (2) Methods: The safe working concentration of EGCG was identified by cell viability detection and light microscopy. …”
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Inhibitory effect of phytochemicals towards SARS-CoV-2 papain like protease (PLpro) proteolytic and deubiquitinase activity by Anasha Kawall, Devin S. M. Lewis, Avini Sharma, Krishna Chavada, Rahul Deshmukh, Srujana Rayalam, Vicky Mody, Shashidharamurthy Taval

“…Our data indicates that the phytochemicals such as catechin, epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), mangiferin, myricetin, rutin, and theaflavin exhibited inhibitory activity with IC50 values of 14.2, 128.4, 95.3, 12.1, and 43.4, and 7.3 μM, respectively, towards PLpro proteolytic activity. …”
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Effects of green tea polyphenols on inflammation and iron status by Mary Carolyn Jorgenson, Sixtus Aguree, Kevin L. Schalinske, Manju B. Reddy

“…This study aimed to determine whether iron status is improved by epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) through reducing inflammation. Thirty-two male Sprague–Dawley rats were fed an iron-deficient diet for 2 weeks and then randomly divided into four groups (n 8 each): positive controls, negative controls, lipopolysaccharide (LPS, 0⋅5 mg/kg body weight), and LPS + EGCG (LPS plus 600 mg EGCG/kg diet) for 3 additional weeks. …”
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Ultrasound-assisted green extraction methods: An approach for cosmeceutical compounds isolation from Macadamia integrifolia pericarp by Suvimol Somwongin, Sasithorn Sirilun, Panuwan Chantawannakul, Songyot Anuchapreeda, Artit Yawootti, Wantida Chaiyana

“…Its antioxidant activities were comparable to ascorbic acid and Trolox, whereas the anti-skin ageing activities were equivalent to epigallocatechin-3-gallate and oleanolic acid. Besides, the extract was safe since it induced no irritation in the HET-CAM test. …”
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Promising Antioxidant and Insecticidal Properties of Chemically Characterized Hydroethanol Extract from <i>Withania adpressa</i> Coss. ex Batt by Ahmad Mohammad Salamatullah

“…HPLC analysis revealed that the studied extract is rich in apigenin, luteolin, rutin hydrate, gallic acid, <i>p</i>-coumaric acid, acid gallate, and ferulic acid. The crude extract of <i>W. adpressa</i> recorded excellent antioxidant potencies with calculated values as follows: IC-50 of 49.01 ± 0.65 µg/mL (DPPH), EC₅₀ of 119.61 ± 1.81 µg/mL (FRAP), and 483.47 ± 5.19 µg EAA/mg (TAC). …”
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In silico exploration of phenolics as modulators of penicillin binding protein (PBP) 2× of Streptococcus pneumoniae by Jamiu Olaseni Aribisala, Nosipho Wendy S’thebe, Saheed Sabiu

“…Except for gallocatechin gallate and lysidicichin, respectively, at the active and allosteric sites of PBP2x, the top-hit phenolics had higher negative binding free energy (ΔGbind) than amoxicillin [active site (− 19.23 kcal/mol), allosteric site (− 33.75 kcal/mol)]. …”
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Phytochemical Profiling and Antiviral Activity of Green Sustainable Nanoparticles Derived from <i>Maesa indica</i> (Roxb.) Sweet against Human Coronavirus 229E by Fatma Alzahra M. Abdelgawad, Seham S. El-Hawary, Essam M. Abd El-Kader, Saad Ali Alshehri, Mohamed Abdelaaty Rabeh, Aliaa E. M. K. El-Mosallamy, Mohamed A. El Raey, Rania A. El Gedaily

“…Phenolic ingredients in ME were identified using LC-ESI-MS/MS-MRM revealing the identification of chlorogenic acid, gallic acid, caffeic acid, rutin, coumaric acid, vanillin, naringenin, quercetin, ellagic acid, 3.4-dihydroxybenzoic acid, methyl gallate, kaempferol, ferulic acid, syringic acid, and luteolin. …”
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Some problems in combinatorial geometry by Oxley, J, Oxley, James G.

“…</p> <p>In Chapter 4 we prove the binary case of a matroid conjecture of Welsh which is a natural analogue of Gallai's theorem that the vertex-stability and vertex-covering numbers of a graph G sum to the number of vertices of G.…”

Micronutrient Synergy in the Fight against Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Aleksandra Niedzwiecki, Tatiana Kalinovsky, Nusrath W. Roomi, M. Waheed Roomi, Matthias Rath

“…Addition of epigallocatechin gallate or green tea extract to these micronutrients synergistically enhanced anti-carcinogenic activity in HepG2 cells. …”
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Creation of a theoretically rooted workbook to support implementers in the practice of knowledge translation by Christine Fahim, Melissa Courvoisier, Nadia Somani, Fatiah De Matas, Sharon E. Straus

“…Implementers are prompted to complete fillable worksheets that are informed by the Theoretical Domains Framework, the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research, the Behaviour Change Wheel, the Effective Practice and Organization of Care framework, Proctor’s operationalization framework, the Durlak and DuPre process indicators, and the Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation and Maintenance (RE-AIM) framework. …”
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Temporal metabolite responsiveness of microbiota in the tea plant phyllosphere promotes continuous suppression of fungal pathogens by Ping Xu, Xiaoyan Fan, Yuxiao Mao, Haiyan Cheng, Anan Xu, Wanyi Lai, Tianxing Lv, Yang Hu, Yanxia Nie, Xuxia Zheng, Qing Meng, Yuefei Wang, Tomislav Cernava, Mengcen Wang

“…Results: Theophylline and epigallocatechin gallate, two prevalent metabolites at the early and late shoot development stage respectively, were identified as the main drivers of microbial community assembly. …”
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EGCG Prevents the Transcriptional Reprogramming of an Inflammatory and Immune-Suppressive Molecular Signature in Macrophage-like Differentiated Human HL60 Promyelocytic Leukemia Ce... by Celia Kassouri, Sahily Rodriguez Torres, Narjara Gonzalez Suarez, Stéphanie Duhamel, Borhane Annabi

“…While evidence supports the anti-inflammatory effect of dietary-derived epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), its impact on the onset of immune phenotype molecular signature remains unclear. …”
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Study of total antioxidant capacity of red raspberry (Rubus idaeous L.) shoots by Olexander Yu. Maslov, Mykola A. Komisarenko, Mykola Yu. Golik, Sergii V. Kolisnyk, Alexander A. Altukhov, Sergii V. Baiurka, Svetlana A. Karpushina, Oksana Tkachenko, Kolisnyk Iuliia

“…/m dry weight, the sum of the total content of phenolic compounds was 24.40 mg gallic acid (GA)/mL, catechins – 21.36 mg epigallocatechin-3-O-gallate (EGCG)/mL, flavonoids – 0.77 mg rutin (R)/mL, hydroxycinnamic acids derivatives – 2.56 mg chlorogenic acid (ChA)/mL and organic acids – 1.88 mg citric acid (CA)/mL in red raspberry shoot extracts obtained during subsequent exhaustive extraction. …”
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Ex Vivo Antioxidant Capacities of Fruit and Vegetable Juices. Potential In Vivo Extrapolation by Alexis Matute, Jessica Tabart, Jean-Paul Cheramy-Bien, Claire Kevers, Jacques Dommes, Jean-Olivier Defraigne, Joël Pincemail

“…In the PMA–whole blood assay, peonidin-3-<i>O</i>-glucoside, epigallocatechin gallate, catechin, and quercetin present in juices were found to inhibit superoxide anion production at concentrations below 1 µM, with a strong positive correlation. …”
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Green tea polyphenol EGCG sensing motif on the 67-kDa laminin receptor. by Yoshinori Fujimura, Mami Sumida, Kaori Sugihara, Shuntaro Tsukamoto, Koji Yamada, Hirofumi Tachibana

“…BACKGROUND: We previously identified the 67-kDa laminin receptor (67LR) as the cell-surface receptor conferring the major green tea polyphenol (-)-epigallocatechin-3-O-gallate (EGCG) responsiveness to cancer cells. However, the underlying mechanism for interaction between EGCG and 67LR remains unclear. …”
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Preventative Effects of Antioxidants against PM₁₀ on Serum IgE Concentration, Mast Cell Counts, Inflammatory Cytokines, and Keratinocyte Differentiation Markers in DNCB-... by Mi Hee Kwack, Jin Seon Bang, Weon Ju Lee

“…We investigated the effects of antioxidants such as dieckol, punicalagin, epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), resveratrol, and Siegesbeckiae Herba extract (SHE) against PM < 10 μm (PM₁₀) on serum IgE concentration, mast cell counts, inflammatory cytokines, and keratinocyte differentiation markers in a 2,4-Dinitrochlorobenzene (DNCB)-induced atopic dermatitis mouse model. …”
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Co‐consuming green tea with raloxifene decreases raloxifene systemic exposure in healthy adult participants by John D. Clarke, Sabrina M. Judson, Dan‐Dan Tian, Trevor O. Kirby, Rakshit S. Tanna, Adrienn Matula‐Péntek, Miklós Horváth, Matthew E. Layton, John R. White, Nadja B. Cech, Kenneth E. Thummel, Jeannine S. McCune, Danny D. Shen, Mary F. Paine

“…The abundant green tea catechin (−)‐epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) is a potent in vitro inhibitor of intestinal UDP‐glucuronosyltransferase (UGT) activity (Ki ~2 μM). …”
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Effect of the cranberry ( Vaccinium macrocarpon ) juice on reducing dentin erosion: an in vitro study by Melissa Thiemi KATO, Cristiane de Almeida Baldini CARDOSO, Maisa Camillo JORDÃO, Renato Palhano de Oliveira GALVÃO, Ana Gabriela Silva ISCUISSATI, Angela Mitie Otta KINOSHITA, Marília Afonso Rabelo BUZALAF

“…Specimens of bovine dentin (4×4×2 mm) were randomized and divided into 4 groups (n = 17/group): distilled water (C-control, pH 7.2); green tea extract solution containing 400 µm epigallo-catechin-gallate (EGCg, positive control, pH 4.5); 10% cranberry extract (CrE, pH 3.9), and cranberry juice (CrJ, Cranberry JuxxTM, pH 2.8). …”
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