Journal
FOOD CHEMISTRY
Volume 217, Issue -, Pages 196-204Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2016.08.098
Keywords
Epigallocatechin gallate; Escherichia coli; Reactive oxygen species; Antibacterial; Adaptive response
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [31270733]
- National Tea Industry Technical System Project of China [CARS-23-11B]
- Project of Education Department in Hunan Province [12W005]
- Synergistic and Innovative Research Projects for Utilization of Botanical Functional Ingredients [HNCR-2014003]
- Graduate Student Innovative Research Projects in Hunan Province [CX2014B301]
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The antibacterial effects of tea polyphenol epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), a common phytochemical with a number of potential health benefits, are well known. However, the mechanism of its bactericidal action remains unclear. Using E. coli as a model organism, it is argued here that H2O2 synthesis by EGCG is not attributed to its inhibitory effects. In contrast, the bactericidal action of EGCG was a result of increased intracellular reactive oxygen species and blunted adaptive oxidative stress response in E. coli due to the co-administration of antioxidant N-acetylcysteine, and not on account of exogenous catalase. Furthermore, we noted a synergistic bactericidal effect for EGCG when combined with paraquat. However, under anaerobic conditions, the inhibitory effect of EGCG was prevented. In conclusion, EGCG caused an increase in endogenous oxidative stress in E. coli, thereby inhibiting its growth, and hence the use of EGCG as a prooxidant is supported by this study. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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