Table 6.
In vitro activity of green tea polyphenols against promastigotes.
| Leishmania Secies | EC50 | Reference | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EGCG | ECG | GCG | C | EC | GA | ||
| L. infantum | 28 μM | 75 μM | 94 μM | 212 μM | [17] | ||
| 395 μM | [114] | ||||||
| L. donovani | 42 μM | 20 μM | [81] | ||||
| L. amazonensis | 63 μM | [109] | |||||
| 37 μM | 145 μM | 10 μM | [111] | ||||
| L. braziliensis | 278 μM | [108] | |||||
| L. tropica | 190 μM | [112] | |||||
| L. major | 97 μM | [113] | |||||
EC50 (half maximal effective concentration), EGCG (Epigallocatechin-3-gallate), ECG (Epicatechin gallate), GCG (Gallocatechin gallate), C (Catechin), EC (Epicatechin), GA (Gallic acid).