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 |
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Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2025-01-01
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Series: | Molecules |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/30/2/320 |
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