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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Hou H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7036097 | biostudies-literature | 2020
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
BioMed research international 20200211
Epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), a major active ingredient in green tea, has various health benefits. It affects glucose metabolism, but the mechanism is not well understood. This study aimed to identify targets of EGCG related to glucose metabolism. The core fragment of EGCG is a flavonoid. The flavonoid scaffold was used as a substructure to find proteins cocrystallized with flavonoids in the Protein Data Bank. The proteins identified were screened in PubMed for known relationships with diab ...[more]