Epicatechins Purified from Green Tea (Camellia sinensis) Differentially Suppress Growth of Gender-Dependent Human Cancer Cell Lines

The anticancer potential of catechins derived from green tea is not well understood, in part because catechin-related growth suppression and/or apoptosis appears to vary with the type and stage of malignancy as well as with the type of catechin. This in vitro study examined the biological effects o...

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Main Authors: Mepur H. Ravindranath, Thiruverkadu S. Saravanan, Clarence C. Monteclaro, Naftali Presser, Xing Ye, Senthamil R. Selvan, Stanley Brosman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2006-01-01
Series:Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ecam/nel003