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Determining the Antimicrobial Actions of Tea Tree Oil
- Source :
- Molecules : A Journal of Synthetic Chemistry and Natural Product Chemistry, Molecules, Vol 6, Iss 2, Pp 87-91 (2001), Molecules; Volume 6; Issue 2; Pages: 87-91
- Publication Year :
- 2001
- Publisher :
- MDPI, 2001.
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Abstract
- Research into the mode of action of the essential oil of Melaleuca alternifolia (Tea tree oil) is briefly reviewed. Its mode of action is interpreted in terms of the membrane-toxicity of its monoterpenoid components and different approaches for determining cell membrane damage are discussed.
- Subjects :
- Pharmaceutical Science
Biology
Article
essential oil
Analytical Chemistry
law.invention
lcsh:QD241-441
lcsh:Organic chemistry
law
Drug Discovery
Botany
medicine
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
Mode of action
Essential oil
Tea tree
Organic Chemistry
Tea tree oil
Melaleuca alternifolia
biology.organism_classification
Antimicrobial
Chemistry (miscellaneous)
monoterpene
antimicrobial
tea tree
Molecular Medicine
medicine.drug
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14203049
- Volume :
- 6
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Molecules : A Journal of Synthetic Chemistry and Natural Product Chemistry
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....d41e65500f455691553765985227ef4a