TABLE 1.
Inhibitory effect of tea polyphenols on serovars D/UW-3/Cx and L2/434/Bu of C. trachomatis in the preinoculation minimal cidal concentration method
| Compounda | Drug concn (mg/ml) for complete (100%) inhibition
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|---|---|---|
| D/UW-3/Cx | L2/434/Bu | |
| Catech | >6.4b | >3.2b |
| EC | >6.4b | 0.4 |
| EGC | >6.4b | >6.4b |
| ECg | 1.6 | 0.4 |
| EGCg | 0.8 | 0.8 |
a
Catech, (+)-catechin; EC, (−)-epicatechin; EGC, (−)-epigallocatechin; ECg, (−)-epicatechin gallate; EGCg, (−)-epigallocatechin gallate.
b
> indicates the highest concentration tested.