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'''(-)-Epigallochatechin gallate''', often called '''EGCG''', is a chemical found in green tea and herbal suppliments which proponents suggest provides healthful benefits. Recent scientific literature has shown it inhibits the formation of amyloid fibrils or agrregates.<ref>{{cite journal|title=EGCG redirects amyloidogenic polypeptides into unstructured, off-pathway oligomers|author=D.E. Ehrnhoefer, J. Bieschke, A. Boeddrich, M. Herbst, L. Masino, R. Lurz, S. Engemann, A. Pastore & E.E. Wanker|journal=Nature Structural & Molecular Biology|volume=15|pages=558-566|year=2008|doi=doi:10.1038/nsmb.1437}}</ref> | '''(-)-Epigallochatechin gallate''', often called '''EGCG''', is a chemical found in green tea and herbal suppliments which proponents suggest provides healthful benefits. Recent scientific literature has shown it inhibits the formation of amyloid fibrils or agrregates.<ref>{{cite journal|title=EGCG redirects amyloidogenic polypeptides into unstructured, off-pathway oligomers|author=D.E. Ehrnhoefer, J. Bieschke, A. Boeddrich, M. Herbst, L. Masino, R. Lurz, S. Engemann, A. Pastore & E.E. Wanker|journal=Nature Structural & Molecular Biology|volume=15|pages=558-566|year=2008|doi=doi:10.1038/nsmb.1437}}</ref> | ||
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(-)-Epigallochatechin gallate, often called EGCG, is a chemical found in green tea and herbal suppliments which proponents suggest provides healthful benefits. Recent scientific literature has shown it inhibits the formation of amyloid fibrils or agrregates.[1]
References
- ↑ D.E. Ehrnhoefer, J. Bieschke, A. Boeddrich, M. Herbst, L. Masino, R. Lurz, S. Engemann, A. Pastore & E.E. Wanker (2008). "EGCG redirects amyloidogenic polypeptides into unstructured, off-pathway oligomers". Nature Structural & Molecular Biology 15: 558-566. DOI:doi:10.1038/nsmb.1437. Research Blogging.