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epigallocatechin

Definitions

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  • noun gallocatechol

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Examples

  • As part of their marketing campaign, Coke and Nestlé, which developed the drink together, claimed Enviga can help consumers burn calories through a combination of caffeine and a green-tea extract called epigallocatechin gallate, both of which stimulate metabolism.

    Coke, Nestlé Settle Enviga Dispute 2009

  • Researchers at Purdue University recently discovered that an antioxidant in green tea called epigallocatechin gallate can shut down an enzyme that cancer cells need to grow and divide.

    Earl Mindell’s New Herb Bible Earl Mindell 2008

  • Researchers at Purdue University recently discovered that an antioxidant in green tea called epigallocatechin gallate can shut down an enzyme that cancer cells need to grow and divide.

    Earl Mindell’s New Herb Bible Earl Mindell 2008

  • Researchers at Purdue University recently discovered that an antioxidant in green tea called epigallocatechin gallate can shut down an enzyme that cancer cells need to grow and divide.

    Earl Mindell’s New Herb Bible Earl Mindell 2008

  • Researchers at Purdue University recently discovered that an antioxidant in green tea called epigallocatechin gallate can shut down an enzyme that cancer cells need to grow and divide.

    Earl Mindell’s New Herb Bible Earl Mindell 2008

  • Tea (black, oolong, and green): Abundant in flavonoids, catechins, and other phytochemicals that act as antioxidants, black, green, and oolong teas (all derived from Camellia sinensis) also contain a compound called epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG).

    Fat is Not Your Fate Susan Mitchell Ph.D. 2005

  • Tea (black, oolong, and green): Abundant in flavonoids, catechins, and other phytochemicals that act as antioxidants, black, green, and oolong teas (all derived from Camellia sinensis) also contain a compound called epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG).

    Fat is Not Your Fate Susan Mitchell Ph.D. 2005

  • VIEW FAVORITES yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = 'Green Tea Compound Stops Alzheimer\'s in Mice'; yahooBuzzArticleSummary = 'The compound, called epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), decreased production of the protein beta-amyloid, which accumulates in the brains of Alzheimer\'s patients and causes nerve damage and memory loss.'

    OpEdNews - Quicklink: Green Tea Compound Stops Alzheimer's in Mice 2005

  • The compound, called epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), decreased production of the protein beta-amyloid, which accumulates in the brains of Alzheimer's patients and causes nerve damage and memory loss.

    OpEdNews - Quicklink: Green Tea Compound Stops Alzheimer's in Mice 2005

  • Green tea owes its cancer-fighting properties to a powerful antioxidant called epigallocatechin gallate

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed LESLIE BECK 2011

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