In lab studies, Hauber and colleagues showed that EGCG degraded fibrils formed from prostate peptides and stopped semen from enhancing HIV infection.The green-tea molecule did not harm human cells.

• 在实验室研究中，Hauber及其同事发现，EGCG能够降解前列腺多肽原形成的原纤维并阻止精液加快HIV的感染的过程，并且不损害人体细胞。