Health benefits and chemical composition of matcha green tea: A review

J Kochman, K Jakubczyk, J Antoniewicz, H Mruk… - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Japanese matcha is a type of powdered green tea, grown in a traditional way. Shading of
the plants during the growth period enhances the processes of synthesis and accumulation …

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
Background The world is in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. In this comprehensive
review, we discuss the potential protective effects of (−)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) …

Identification of existing pharmaceuticals and herbal medicines as inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2 infection

JT Jan, TJR Cheng, YP Juang, HH Ma… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
The outbreak of COVID-19 caused by SARS-CoV-2 has resulted in more than 50 million
confirmed cases and over 1 million deaths worldwide as of November 2020. Currently, there …

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

L Henss, A Auste, C Schürmann… - Journal of General …, 2021 - microbiologyresearch.org
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection has caused a
pandemic with tens of millions of cases and more than a million deaths. The infection causes …

Epigallocatechin-3-gallate, an active ingredient of Traditional Chinese Medicines, inhibits the 3CLpro activity of SARS-CoV-2

A Du, R Zheng, C Disoma, S Li, Z Chen, S Li… - International journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
SARS-CoV-2 is the etiological agent responsible for the ongoing pandemic of coronavirus
disease 2019 (COVID-19). The main protease of SARS-CoV-2, 3CLpro, is an attractive …

Epigallocatechin gallate from green tea effectively blocks infection of SARS-CoV-2 and new variants by inhibiting spike binding to ACE2 receptor

J Liu, BH Bodnar, F Meng, AI Khan, X Wang, S Saribas… - Cell & bioscience, 2021 - Springer
Background As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, the new SARS-CoV-2 variants have
emerged in the different regions of the world. These newly emerged variants have mutations …

A comprehensive review of the potential use of green tea polyphenols in the management of COVID‐19

TE Tallei, Fatimawali, NJ Niode… - Evidence‐Based …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Green tea is produced from Camellia sinensis (L.) buds and leaves that have not gone
through the oxidation and withering processes used to produce black and oolong teas. It …

A molecular docking study of EGCG and theaflavin digallate with the druggable targets of SARS-CoV-2

S Mhatre, S Naik, V Patravale - Computers in Biology and Medicine, 2021 - Elsevier
Background COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by a novel positive-sense single-
stranded RNA coronavirus called as SARS-CoV-2. This viral disease is known to infect the …

Nrf2‐interacting nutrients and COVID‐19: time for research to develop adaptation strategies

J Bousquet, JP Cristol, W Czarlewski… - Clinical and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
There are large between‐and within‐country variations in COVID‐19 death rates. Some very
low death rate settings such as Eastern Asia, Central Europe, the Balkans and Africa have a …

Blood–brain barrier dysfunction in the pathogenesis of major depressive disorder

S Wu, Y Yin, L Du - Cellular and molecular neurobiology, 2022 - Springer
Major depression represents a complex and prevalent psychological disease that is
characterized by persistent depressed mood, impaired cognitive function and complicated …