Evaluation of the antiviral activity of a green tea solution as a hand-wash disinfectant

Woo Jin Shin; Young Kyung Kim; Kwang Hee Lee; Baik Lin Seong

doi:10.1271/bbb.110764

Evaluation of the antiviral activity of a green tea solution as a hand-wash disinfectant

Woo Jin Shin, Young Kyung Kim, Kwang Hee Lee, Baik Lin Seong

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Abstract

Based on the broad-spectrum antiviral effect of green tea catechins, we established an experimental skin contact model for influenza virus transmission and evaluated the use of a green tea solution as a first-hand disinfectant. The infectivity of the virus on the skin cell layer became obsolete when washed with the green tea solution. The skin contact model could be applied to develop non-pharmaceutical intervention measures for reducing human transmission of the influenza virus.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	581-584
Number of pages	4
Journal	Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry
Volume	76
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1271/bbb.110764
Publication status	Published - 2012

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This work was supported by a grant from the Korea Healthcare Technology R&D project of Ministry for Health, Welfare and Family Affairs of Republic of Korea (A085105).

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Biotechnology
Analytical Chemistry
Biochemistry
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
Molecular Biology
Organic Chemistry

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