Modified Green Tea Polyphenol EGCG and EGCG-ester Inhibit Endospores
Researchers at Augusta University have invented skin-friendly compositions and methods for killing, inactivating, or otherwise reducing the bacterial endospores by using an effective amount of the green tea EGCG or its derivatives. EGCG research shows clear application for a hand sanitizer solution that contains no alcohol, and yet, is more effective in disease control. This technology can also be used in a variety of other applications, for example, to increase the shelf-life of a food by reducing the spoilage of a food and to decontaminate the surgery equipments.
AURI: #2012-030