Cancer is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality around the globe. Reactive oxygen
species (ROS) play contradicting roles in cancer incidence and progression. Antioxidants …

Green tea is rich in polyphenol flavonoids including catechins. Epigallocatechin 3-gallate
(EGCG) is the most abundant and potent green tea catechin. EGCG has been extensively …

Elevated rates of reactive oxygen species (ROS) have been detected in almost all cancers,
where they promote many aspects of tumour development and progression. However …

People have been consuming brewed tea from the leaves of the Camellia sinensis plant for
almost 50 centuries. Although health benefits have been attributed to tea, especially green …

Polyphenols, ubiquitously present in fruits and vegetables, have been traditionally viewed
as antioxidant molecules. Such contention emerged, mainly from their well established in …

Consumption of green tea (Camellia sinensis) may provide protection against chronic
diseases, including cancer. Green tea polyphenols are believed to be responsible for this …

Natural products have been a bedrock for drug discovery for decades.(−)-Epigallocatechin-3-
gallate (EGCG) is one of the widely studied natural polyphenolic compounds derived from …

Epigallocatechin‐3‐gallate (EGCG) is the major polyphenolic compound present in green
tea and is generally regarded as an effective antioxidant. However, its chemical reactivity …

Polyphenols are a group of water-soluble organic compounds, mainly of natural origin. The
compounds having about 5-7 aromatic rings and more than 12 phenolic hydroxyl groups are …

Numerous studies propose that epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), an abundant polyphenol
in green tea, has anti-cancer properties. However, its mechanism of action in breast cancer …