Why drinking green tea could prevent cancer

被引：627

作者：

Jankun, J

Selman, SH

Swiercz, R

SkrzypczakJankun, E

机构：

[1] MED COLL OHIO, DEPT PHYSIOL & MOL MED, TOLEDO, OH 43699 USA

[2] UNIV TOLEDO, DEPT CHEM, TOLEDO, OH 43606 USA

来源：

NATURE | 1997年 / 387卷 / 6633期

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D O I：

10.1038/42381

中图分类号：

O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

Epidemiological studies suggest that the consumption of green tea may help prevent cancers in humans; also, breast and prostate cancers in animal models are reduced by green, but not black, tea1. Here we offer a possible explanation. We have inferred (using molecular modelling) and subsequently demonstrated that one of the major ingredients of green tea inhibits urokinase, an enzyme crucial for cancer growth.

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页码：561 / 561

页数：1

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