Research is ongoing to help humanity overcome the coronavirus pandemic.
Scientists from Japan presented their new work to the public, which deals with the ability of ordinary tea (black or green) to destroy the coronavirus in the oral cavity in just ten seconds.
Agree, it sounds fantastic, but the researchers insist on their own.
In the work published on the site bioRxiv, it is said that the effect of tea starts at the tenth second of exposure and reaches its peak after one minute.
Most likely, tea has a similar effect on the new coronavirus due to the simultaneous effect on spike proteins. three substances in its composition - epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), theaflavin-3,3-digallate (TFDG) and theazinensin A (TAS).
Spike proteins allow the coronavirus to enter the body, and tea inactivates these proteins, eliminating the ability of the virus particles to infect humans. Already after 10 seconds, the concentration of the virus decreased to levels that were difficult to notice.The scientists note that more clinical research is needed to understand the mechanism. In the future, tea may be the fastest and most effective way to reduce the spread of the virus.
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