CHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF SOME COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE TEA TREE OILS
Keywords:
essential oils, tea tree oil, GC-MS, chemotypeAbstract
The essential oil obtained from Melaleuca alternifolia is widely used in complementary and alternative medicine due to its antioxidant, antimicrobial, and antifungal activity. The evaluation of the chemical composition of the essential oil available on the market is important especially when allergic potency is reported. The present study evaluated the chemical composition of seven tea tree essential oils by gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry. All the analysed samples exhibited a terpinen-4-ol chemotype.
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