Green tea flavonoid may prevent reinfection with hepatitis C virus following liver transplantation

Thursday, December 1, 2011 - 14:00 in Biology & Nature

German researchers have determined that epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG)—a flavonoid found in green tea—inhibits the hepatitis C virus (HCV) from entering liver cells. Study findings available in...

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