Epigallocatechin Gallate from Green Tea Effectively Blocks Infection of SARS-CoV-2 and New Variants by Inhibiting Spike Binding to ACE2 Receptor
J. Liu, B. H. Bodnar, F.-Z. Meng, A. Khan, X. Wang, G. G. Luo, S. Saribas, T. Wang, S. C. Lohani, P. Wang, Z. Wei, J. Luo, L. Zhou, J. Wu, Q. Li, , W. Ho
This study shows that EGCG from green tea inhibits SARS-CoV-2 and its variants by blocking spike protein binding to ACE2 receptors.
bioRxiv · Mar 17, 2021Microbiology