Green Tea Catechins: Their Use in Treating and Preventing Infectious Diseases

Table 3

Antimicrobial effects of green tea catechins.

Organism	Effects	References
Cell Membrane	Binding to bacterial cell membrane	[63–65]
Associated Effects	Damaging bacterial cell membrane	[63]
	Inhibits ability of bacteria to bind to host cells	[66, 67]
	Inhibits ability of bacteria to form biofilms	[66, 68, 69]
	Disrupts bacterial quorum sensing	[68]
	Interferes with bacterial membrane transporters	[65, 69, 70]
Bacterial Cell Functions	Inhibits bacterial DNA gyrase	[71]
Effects	Reduces bacterial H2S production	[66]
	Inhibits bacterial hemolytic action	[66, 72]
	Inhibition of bacterial DHFR enzyme	[53]
	Inhibits bacterial fatty acid synthesis enzymes	[73]
	Increases bacterial internal ROS levels	[74]