Scientists think a compound in green tea called EGCG can stick to a human enzyme in four different ways, using four special parts of its structure that love to grab onto the enzyme like tiny magnets.

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Molecular modelling study of the mechanism of high-potency inhibition of human catechol-O-methyltransferase by (–)-epigallocatechin-3-O-gallate

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2008 Feb

The study used computer models to see how EGCG (a compound in green tea) sticks to a human enzyme, and it found that EGCG can attach in four different ways using specific parts of its structure — exactly what the claim says.

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Molecular modelling study of the mechanism of high-potency inhibition of human catechol-O-methyltransferase by (–)-epigallocatechin-3-O-gallate

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DOI: 10.1080/00498250701744641

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