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Table 2 Effect of green tea extract and EGCG on β-galactosidase activity of S. moorei

From: Green tea extract and its major constituent epigallocatechin-3-gallate inhibit growth and halitosis-related properties of Solobacterium moorei

Compound

 

% inhibition of β-galactosidase activity

None (control)

 

0

Green tea extract

500 μg/ml

75.4 ± 9.3*

 

250 μg/ml

66.7 ± 11.2*

 

125 μg/ml

43.6 ± 13.7*

 

62.5 μg/ml

17.3 ± 10.1

EGCG

500 μg/ml

72.1 ± 9.8*

 

250 μg/ml

61.5 ± 15.7*

 

125 μg/ml

53 ± 9.5*

 

62.5 μg/ml

26.4 ± 12.3

  1. *Significantly different at P < 0.01 compared to control.