AntiCarcinogenic properties of

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Anti-Carcinogenic properties of Epigallocatechin
gallate found in Camellia sinensis
Chantil Sanchez
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What is Green Tea?

• Species Name Camelia Sinensis
• True Tea plant where Black, Green, Oolong, and
  White Tea come from.
• Four percent caffeine per leaf
• 5,000 years!
• Traditional Chinese Medicine
• Asthma
• Angina pectoris
• Coronary artery disease, etc

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Antioxidants

• Molecule capable of slowing or preventing the
  oxidation of other molecules.
• Transfers electrons from a substance to an
  oxidizing agent.
• Produce free radicals, which start chain
  reactions that damage cells.
• Antioxidants terminate these chain reactions by
  removing free radical, and inhibit other
  oxidation reactions by being oxidized themselves.

Antioxidants are often reducing agents such as
thiols or polyphenols.
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• Found in fruits, vegetables, wine, coffee, and
  tea.
• Polyphenols found more in green tea than other
  teas because it is steamed, not fermented.
• Polyphenols are free radical scavengers which
  eliminate hydroxyl radicals, superoxide anion
  radicals, DPPH radicals, and other radicals.
• Type of polyphenol found in green tea is
  Flavonoids

Did you know? Phenolic compounds are responsible
for the colour of many plants, such as apples,
they are also the reason for the tart taste found
in apple juice and teas!
Polyphenols
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Flavonoids

• There are three types of flavonoids found in the
  body
• Catechin
• Epicatechin
• Epiallocatechin Gallate Most abundantly found.
  
• Helps kill the cancer cells by cutting off the
  communication signals they need to survive.

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Conclusion
There is no concrete evidence that EGCG will
either prevent or cure cancer. However, there are
more studies encouraging the use of green tea as
a preventative of cardiovascular disease and
cancer than studies that would not recommend it.
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