The green tea polyphenol (−)‐epigallocatechin gallate and green tea can protect human cellular DNA from ultraviolet and visible radiation‐induced damage

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BACKGROUND: Antioxidant compounds in green tea may be able to protect against skin carcinogenesis and it is of interest to investigate the mechanisms involved. A study was therefore conducted to determine whether the isolated green tea polyphenol (-)-epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) could prevent ultraviolet radiation (UVR)-induced DNA damage in cultured human cells. This work was then extended to investigate...

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