Green Tea (Camellia sinensis): A Review of Its Phytochemistry, Pharmacology, and Toxicology

T Zhao, C Li, S Wang, X Song - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Objectives Green tea (Camellia sinensis) is a kind of unfermented tea that retains the natural
substance in fresh leaves to a great extent. It is regarded as the second most popular drink …

Overview of antibacterial, antitoxin, antiviral, and antifungal activities of tea flavonoids and teas

M Friedman - Molecular nutrition & food research, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Tea leaves produce organic compounds that may be involved in the defense of the plants
against invading pathogens including insects, bacteria, fungi, and viruses. These …

Tea: A native source of antimicrobial agents

S Bansal, S Choudhary, M Sharma, SS Kumar… - Food research …, 2013 - Elsevier
Tea (Camellia sinensis) is one of the most popular nonalcoholic beverages, consumed by
over two-thirds of the world's population because of its refreshing, mild stimulant and …

Molecular mechanisms and applications of tea polyphenols: A narrative review

Y Chen, S Cheng, J Dai, L Wang, Y Xu… - Journal of Food …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Tea is a worldwide popular drink with high nutritional and medicinal values as it is rich in
nutrients, such as polyphenols, amino acids, vitamins, glycosides, and so on. Among them …

Antimicrobial activity of the green tea polyphenol (−)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) against clinical isolates of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia

NC Gordon, DW Wareham - International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, 2010 - Elsevier
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia is increasingly recognised as an important nosocomial
pathogen. Treatment options are limited due to intrinsic resistance to many antibiotics as …

Novel antibacterials: alternatives to traditional antibiotics

JW Betts, M Hornsey, RM La Ragione - Advances in microbial physiology, 2018 - Elsevier
With the advent of the global antimicrobial resistance (AMR) crisis, our arsenal of effective
antibiotics is diminishing. The widespread use and misuse of antibiotics in human and …

Plants: a source for new antimycobacterial drugs

RS Santhosh, B Suriyanarayanan - Planta medica, 2014 - thieme-connect.com
Tuberculosis, also called TB, is currently a major health hazard due to multidrug-resistant
forms of bacilli. Global efforts are underway to eradicate TB using new drugs with new …

The war against tuberculosis: A review of natural compounds and their derivatives

M Maiolini, S Gause, J Taylor, T Steakin, G Shipp… - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Tuberculosis (TB), caused by the bacterial organism Mycobacterium tuberculosis, pose a
major threat to public health, especially in middle and low-income countries. Worldwide in …

Research progress of epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) on anti-pathogenic microbes and immune regulation activities

Z Zhao, M Feng, J Wan, X Zheng, C Teng, X Xie… - Food & Function, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
At the end of 2019, the COVID-19 virus spread worldwide, infecting millions of people.
Infectious diseases induced by pathogenic microorganisms such as the influenza virus …

Enhanced killing of intracellular multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis by compounds that affect the activity of efflux pumps

L Amaral, M Martins, M Viveiros - Journal of antimicrobial …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Whereas human neutrophils are effective and efficient killers of bacteria, macrophages such
as those derived from monocytes are almost devoid of killing activity. Nevertheless …