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Antioxidant Found In Green Tea May Help Destroy Cancerous Cells: Study

A study in the journal 'Nature Communications' reported that the compound found in green tea could boost the prevalence of bodily anti-cancer protein p53. The study claimed the green tea antioxidant named Epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) interacts with p53 to guard it against degradation refining its anti-cancer functions. Stating that p53 pauses cell growth to stimulate DNA repairing and cancer cell death, the study recommended the… read-more

Sun, 14 Feb 2021 - 05:35 PM / by Ashly Ann Varghese

Tags: green tea, Cancer, EGCG, p53, protein, Nature Communications

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