| (-)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate in camellia sinensis leaves from himalayan region of sikkim: inhibitory effects against biochemical events and tumor initiation in sencar mouse skin. | recently, we and others showed that the components of green tea may be useful cancer chemopreventive agents. it has been suggested that (-)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate (egcg), the major constituent in green tea, may possess antitumor-promoting and/or anticarcinogenic effects in rodent tumor bioassay systems. during the chemical analysis of various green tea products, we found a traditionally preserved preparation of green tea used by tribes in the himalayan region of sikkim, india that was rich i ... | 1992 | 1408948 |