Epigallocatechin (EGC)

Description: (-)-Epigallocatechin (also known as EGC; Epigallocatechin; L-Epigallocatechin) is a naturally occurring polyphenol and flavonoid extractied from green tea, which shows multiple bioactivity. (-)-Epigallocatechin functions as a powerful antioxidant, preventing oxidative damage in healthy cells, but also as an antiangiogenic and antitumor agent and as a modulator of tumor cell response to chemotherapy. (-)-Epigallocatechin shows multiple anticancer effects, such as anti-proliferation, anti-angiogenesis, transformation prevention of various cancer cells, cancer cell cycle arrest and inhibition of tumor metastasis.

References: Cancer Res. 2006 Mar 1; 66(5):2500-5; Food Funct. 2013 Sep; 4(9):1287-303.

Related CAS #: 970-74-1 or 989-51-5