Definition of "epigallocatechin" [epigallocatechin]

• Gallocatechol (noun)

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• "As part of their marketing campaign, Coke and Nestlé, which developed the drink together, claimed Enviga can help consumers burn calories through a combination of caffeine and a green-tea extract called epigallocatechin gallate, both of which stimulate metabolism."
• "Researchers at Purdue University recently discovered that an antioxidant in green tea called epigallocatechin gallate can shut down an enzyme that cancer cells need to grow and divide."
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