Table 8

Inhibitory effects of (-)-epicatechin gallate and (-)-epigallocatechin

Gallate on the activities of HIV-reversetranscriptase and various

DNA and RNA polymerases (IC50 values in ug/ml)

  

DNA and RNA polymerases

(-)-Epicatechin

gallate

(-)-Epigallocatechin

gallate

HIV-1 everse transcriptase

0.017

  1. 012

DNA polymerase α

0.13

  1. 06

DNA polymerase β

0.12

  1. 12

DNA polymerase γ

0.9

  1. 6

E.coli RNA polymerase

0.25

0.13