title: Evaluation of the antiviral activity of a green tea solution as a hand-wash disinfectant.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea.
authors.forename: Woo-Jin
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.forename: Young-Kyung
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Kwang-Hee
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Baik-Lin
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Seong
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D028241:Camellia sinensis / Q000737:chemistry*; D002460:Cell Line; D018562:Disease Transmission, Infectious / Q000517:prevention & control; D004285:Dogs; D006235:Hand Disinfection / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D053118:Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype / Q000187:drug effects; D053122:Influenza A Virus, H3N2 Subtype / Q000187:drug effects; D053125:Influenza A Virus, H5N2 Subtype / Q000187:drug effects; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012867:Skin / Q000821:virology; D012996:Solutions
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents; D010936:Plant Extracts; D012996:Solutions