
Antimicrobial mechanism of epigallocatechin gallate and gallocatechin gallate: They target 1-deoxy-d-xylulose 5-phosphate reductoisomerase, the key enzyme of the MEP terpenoid biosynthetic pathway
Keywords: EGCG; GCG; Mode of antimicrobial action; 1-Deoxy-d-xylulose 5-phosphate reductoisomerase; MEP pathway; Specific inhibition; CIAP; Calf intestine alkaline phosphatase; DLS; Dynamic light scattering; DNPH; 2,4-Dinitrophenylhydrazine; DXP; 1-Deoxy-d-xylulose