Tea flavonoid epicatechin gallate binding to base of the voltage sensor (IMAGE)

University of California - Irvine

Tea flavonoid epicatechin gallate binding to base of the voltage sensor

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Structural model showing the tea flavonoid epicatechin gallate (blue/red) binding to the base of the voltage sensor (green) of KCNQ5, a type of potassium channel found in human blood vessels.

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Geoff Abbott, UCI School of Medicine

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