Molecules 2001, 6(2), 87-91; doi:10.3390/60100087
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Determining the Antimicrobial Actions of Tea Tree Oil

Sean D. Cox 1,* email, Cindy M. Mann 1 , Julie L. Markham 1 , John E. Gustafson 2 , John R. Warmington 2  and S. Grant Wyllie 1
1 Centre for Biostructural and Biomolecular Research, University of Western Sydney, Hawkesbury, Richmond, New South Wales, Australia 2 Genetica Biotechnologies, Bentley, Western Australia
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 17 August 2000 / Accepted: 20 October 2000 / Published: 16 January 2001
(This article belongs to the Special Issue RACI Natural Products Group Symposium)
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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.
Keywords: essential oil; monoterpene; antimicrobial; tea tree

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Cox, S.D.; Mann, C.M.; Markham, J.L.; Gustafson, J.E.; Warmington, J.R.; Wyllie, S.G. Determining the Antimicrobial Actions of Tea Tree Oil. Molecules 2001, 6, 87-91.

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Cox SD, Mann CM, Markham JL, Gustafson JE, Warmington JR, Wyllie SG. Determining the Antimicrobial Actions of Tea Tree Oil. Molecules. 2001; 6(2):87-91.

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Cox, Sean D.; Mann, Cindy M.; Markham, Julie L.; Gustafson, John E.; Warmington, John R.; Wyllie, S. G. 2001. "Determining the Antimicrobial Actions of Tea Tree Oil." Molecules 6, no. 2: 87-91.

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