In Vitro Antimicrobial Activities of Commercially Available Tea Tree (Melaleuca alternifolia) Essential Oils

Melaleuca alternifolia, Research Updates|

Melaleuca alternifolia tea tree oil (TTO) is largely used in cutaneous infections. Clinical observations... Read More → In Vitro Antimicrobial Activities of Commercially Available Tea Tree (Melaleuca alternifolia) Essential Oils

Fast authentication of tea tree oil through spectroscopy

Melaleuca alternifolia, Research Updates|

Two new procedures, based on infrared spectroscopy in the near infrared (NIR) and mid infrared (MIR), have... Read More → Fast authentication of tea tree oil through spectroscopy

Foliar Terpene Chemotypes and Herbivory Determine Variation in Plant Volatile Emissions

Agronomy, Ecology & Biosytematics, Research Updates|

Abstract Plants that synthesize and store terpenes in specialized cells accumulate large concentrations of... Read More → Foliar Terpene Chemotypes and Herbivory Determine Variation in Plant Volatile Emissions

In Vitro Evaluation of Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activities of Melaleuca alternifolia Essential Oil

Essential Oil Applications, Research Updates|

Abstract The in vitro antioxidant and antimicrobial activity of the essential oil from Melaleuca alternifolia... Read More → In Vitro Evaluation of Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activities of Melaleuca alternifolia Essential Oil

Effects of nanostructured essential oils against subterranean termites (Coptotermes gestroi)

Essential Oil Applications, Research Updates|

Abstract Currently, the control of termites is mainly carried out with the use of chemical pesticides, which... Read More → Effects of nanostructured essential oils against subterranean termites (Coptotermes gestroi)

Terpene synthase genes in Melaleuca alternifolia: comparative analysis of lineage-specific subfamily variation within Myrtaceae

Ecology & Biosytematics, Melaleuca alternifolia, Research Updates|

Terpenes are a multifarious group of secondary compounds present throughout the living world that function... Read More → Terpene synthase genes in Melaleuca alternifolia: comparative analysis of lineage-specific subfamily variation within Myrtaceae