Epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG)

Class: Natural product antibiotic

Spectrum of activity:	Gram-positive
Details of activity:	Active against Streptococcus sp.
Description:	Natural product from green tea leaves (Camellia sinensis); also inhibits biofilm formation
Year first mentioned:	2016
Development status:	Experimental

Chemical structure(s):
Canonical SMILES:	C1=C(C(=C(C=C1[C@@H]2[C@@H](CC3=C(C=C(C=C3O)O)O2)OC(=O)C4=CC(=C(C(=C4)O)O)O)O)O)O
Isomeric SMILES:	C1[C@H]([C@H](OC2=CC(=CC(=C21)O)O)C3=CC(=C(C(=C3)O)O)O)OC(=O)C4=CC(=C(C(=C4)O)O)O
InChI:	InChI=1S/C22H18O11/c23-10-5-12(24)11-7-18(33-22(31)9-3-15(27)20(30)16(28)4-9)21(32-17(11)6-10)8-1-13(25)19(29)14(26)2-8/h1-6,18,21,23-30H,7H2/t18-,21-/m1/s1
InChI Key:	WMBWREPUVVBILR-WIYYLYMNSA-N

External links:
Structure link:	https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/65064
Guide to Pharmacology:	epigallocatechin-3-gallate
Main Source:	https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jvms/78/9/78_16-0198/_article/-char/en