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. 2008 Dec;72(4):590–641. doi: 10.1128/MMBR.00016-08

TABLE 6.

Other polyphenolic phytochemicals

Name or abbreviation Molecular formula Source Other names Inhibitory potency, I50 (reference)
ECG C22H18O10 Green tea (−)Epicatechin gallate; epicatechin-3-gallate; epicatechin-3-galloyl ester 45 μM (rat brain MF0F1-ATPase) (448)
EGCG C22H18O11 Green tea (−)-Epigallocatechin gallate; (−)-epigallocatechin gallate; (−)-epigallocatechin-3-O-gallate; CCRIS 3729; tea catechin 17 μM (rat brain MF0F1-ATPase) (448)
GSPE C31H28O12 Grape seed Grape seed proanthocyanidin extract; polyhydroxyflavan-3-ol 30 μg of inhibitor/ml (rat brain F0F1-ATPase) (448)
Curcumin C21H20O6 Curcuma longa Natural yellow 3; 1,7-bis(4-ascicul-3-methoxyphenyl)-1,6-heptadiene-3,5-dione 40 μM (rat brain MF0F1 ATPase) (448)
Phloretin C15H14O5 Mainly from apples Phloretol; 2′,4′,6′-trihydroxy-3-(p-hydroxyphenyl)propiophenone; dihydronaringenin; β-(p-hydroxyphenyl)-2,4,6-trihydroxypropiophenone 40% inhibition at 70 μM (rat brain MF0F1-ATPase) (448)
Theaflavin C29H24O12 Tea 1,8-Bis((2R,3R)-3,5,7-trihydroxy-2H-1-benzopyran-2-yl)-3,4,6-trihydroxy-5H-benzocyclohepten-5-one 20 μg of inhibitor/ml (rat brain F0F1-ATPase) (448)
Tannic acid A mixture of related compounds (mainly glucose esters of gallic acid) Bark of trees Gallotannic acid; gallotannin; glycerite; tannin 5 μg of inhibitor/ml (rat brain F0F1-ATPase) (448)