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An essential oil consisting of approximately one hundred hydrocarbon and terpenoid components obtained by steam distillation from the leaves and terminal branchlets of the tea tree, Melaleuca alternifolia; the yield of oil is typically 1-2% of wet plant material weight. The main components are 4-terpineol (40%), γ-terpinene (23%), α-terpinene (10%), 1,8-cineole (5%), terpinolene (3%), and p-cymene (3%). |
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antifungal agent
An antimicrobial agent that destroys fungi by suppressing their ability to grow or reproduce.
antibacterial agent
A substance (or active part thereof) that kills or slows the growth of bacteria.
plant metabolite
Any eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in plants, the kingdom that include flowering plants, conifers and other gymnosperms.
(via essential oil )
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antiseptic drug
A substance used locally on humans and other animals to destroy harmful microorganisms or to inhibit their activity (cf. disinfectants, which destroy microorganisms found on non-living objects, and antibiotics, which can be transported through the lymphatic system to destroy bacteria within the body).
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extract from Melaleuca alternifolia
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extract from tea tree
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Melaleuca alternifolia extract
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Melaleuca alternifolia oil
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ChEBI
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Melaleuca extract
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Melaleuca oil
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tea tree extract
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TTO
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ChEBI
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68647-73-4
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