Influence of Other Dietary Factors on the Bioavailability and Cancer Preventive Activities of the Green Tea Polyphenol, (-)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate (2005)

Title:

Influence of Other Dietary Factors on the Bioavailability and Cancer Preventive Activities of the Green Tea Polyphenol, (-)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate

Key words:

EGCG, green tea, genistein, curcumin

Research Institution:

Rutgers University

Location:

New Jersey

Researcher:

Joshua D Lambert

Project Description:

This study evaluated the effcacy of EGCG as a colon cancer preventive agent when combined with genistein or curcumin, in both colon cancer cell lines and in two mouse models.