Monoterpenoid accumulation in 1,8-cineole, terpinolene and terpinen-4-ol chemotypes of Melaleuca alternifolia seedlings

Phytochemistry

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 683-689

  Russell, Michael F ^a   Southwell, Ian A ^a  

^a Wollongbar Agricultural Institute   (Australia)

Author keywords

Pinene; 1,8 Cineole; 1,8 Cineole type; Australian tea tree; Ethanolic extraction; Melaleuca afternifolia; Myrtaceae; Oil concentration; Ontogenesis; Seedling quality; Terpinen 4 ol; Terpinen 4 ol type; Terpinolene; Terpinolene type

Indexed keywords

CINEOLE; PINENE; TEA TREE OIL; TERPENOID; TERPINEN 4 OL; TERPINOLENE;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DRUG ACCUMULATION; MELALEUCA ALTERNIFOLIA; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT SEED; QUALITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; VOLATILIZATION;

CYCLOHEXANOLS; MELALEUCA; MONOTERPENES; PLANT LEAVES; SEEDLING; TEA TREE OIL; TERPENES;

MELALEUCA; MELALEUCA ALTERNIFOLIA; MYRTACEAE;

EID: 0037370769     PISSN: 00319422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9422(02)00607-6     Document Type: Article

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