Green Tea Polyphenol Epigallocatechin Gallate Interactions with Copper-Serum Albumin

Green Tea Polyphenol Epigallocatechin Gallate Interactions with Copper-Serum Albumin

Epigallocatechin gallate (EGCg), an abundant phytochemical in green tea, is an antioxidant that also binds proteins and complex metals. After gastrointestinal absorption, EGCg binds to serum albumin in the hydrophobic pocket between domains IIA and IIIA and overlaps with the Sudlow I site. Serum alb...

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Main Authors: Meiling Fu, Liangliang Zhang, Rick Killeen, Kenneth E. Onugwu, Robert M. McCarrick, Ann E. Hagerman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2025-01-01
Series:Molecules
Subjects:
polyphenol
metalloprotein
antioxidant
serum albumin
copper
green tea
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/30/2/320
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