Determining the antimicrobial actions of tea tree oil

被引：243

作者：

Cox, SD ^{[1
]}

Mann, CM

Markham, JL

Gustafson, JE

Warmington, JR

Wyllie, SG

机构：

[1] Univ Western Sydney, Ctr Biostruct & Biomol Res, Richmond, NSW, Australia

[2] Genet Biotechnol, Bentley, WA, Australia

来源：

MOLECULES | 2001年 / 6卷 / 02期

关键词：

essential oil; monoterpene; antimicrobial; tea tree;

D O I：

10.3390/60100087

中图分类号：

Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];

学科分类号：

071010 ; 081704 ;

摘要：

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.

引用

页码：87 / 91

页数：5

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