EGCG, a green tea catechin, as a potential therapeutic agent for symptomatic and asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection

M Chourasia, PR Koppula, A Battu, MM Ouseph… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
… analysis predicts a similarity between SARS-CoV-2 induced … protease function and abrogate
SARS-CoV-2 inhibitory function … how to effectively target SARS-CoV-2 mediated respiratory …

The green tea catechin epigallocatechin gallate inhibits SARS-CoV-2 infection

L Henss, A Auste, C Schürmann… - Journal of General …, 2021 - microbiologyresearch.org
… active compound of green tea extract, EGCG, significantly inhibits SARS-CoV-2 and other
coronavirus infections. In contrast, the less biologically active green tea catechin, EC, had no …

Potential protective mechanisms of green tea polyphenol EGCG against COVID-19

Z Zhang, X Zhang, K Bi, Y He, W Yan, CS Yang… - Trends in food science & …, 2021 - Elsevier
… ), the most abundant catechin in green tea. Green tea also contains other catechins, such as
(−)-… of the mechanisms by which EGCG may inhibit SARS-CoV-2 infection and the different …

Tea Polyphenols EGCG and Theaflavin Inhibit the Activity of SARSCoV‐2 3CL‐Protease In Vitro

M Jang, YI Park, YE Cha, R Park… - Evidence‐Based …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
… However, there is currently no effective treatment available against SARS-CoV-2. In this …
ingredients of green tea and black tea, respectively, are potentially effective to inhibit SARS-CoV-…

Antiviral activity of green tea and black tea polyphenols in prophylaxis and treatment of COVID-19: A review

S Mhatre, T Srivastava, S Naik, V Patravale - Phytomedicine, 2021 - Elsevier
… Recent studies have revealed the possible binding sites present on SARS-CoV-2 and
studied their interactions with tea polyphenols. EGCG and theaflavins, especially theaflavin-3,3′-…

Therapeutic potential of EGCG, a green tea polyphenol, for treatment of coronavirus diseases

J Park, R Park, M Jang, YI Park - Life, 2021 - mdpi.com
… -2, there have been few studies on EGCG and the SARS coronavirus. In 2020, COVID-19 …
inhibitors and found that green tea showed a strong inhibitory effect against SARS-CoV-2 3CL …

Antiviral activity of plant juices and green tea against SARSCoV‐2 and influenza virus

M Eggers, P Jungke, V Wolkinger, R Bauer… - Phytotherapy …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
… Here, we evaluated the in vitro virucidal activity of green tea and herbal juices with
prospective use as oral rinses against relevant respiratory viruses, SARS-CoV-2, and influenza A …

EGCG, a green tea polyphenol, inhibits human coronavirus replication in vitro

M Jang, R Park, YI Park, YE Cha, A Yamamoto… - Biochemical and …, 2021 - Elsevier
… that the IC 50 of EGCG on SARS-CoV-2 is lower than HCoV-OC43 and HCoV-229E. Therefore
we speculate that EGCG or green tea should be more effective to treat SARS-CoV-2 [7]. …

[HTML][HTML] SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing activity of polyphenols in a special green tea extract preparation

E Kicker, G Tittel, T Schaller, EM Pferschy-Wenzig… - Phytomedicine, 2022 - Elsevier
… The aim of this study was to investigate, whether a sorbitol/lecithin-based throat spray
containing concentrated green tea extract (sGTE) interacts with SARS-CoV-2 viral particles and …

Significant inactivation of SARS-CoV-2 in vitro by a green tea catechin, a catechin-derivative, and black tea galloylated theaflavins

E Ohgitani, M Shin-Ya, M Ichitani, M Kobayashi… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
… during the manufacturing of tea leaves into black tea [11,12]. In the present study, we examined
whether SARS-CoV-2 can be inactivated by an exposure to tea. We also identified active …