The Antibacterial Effects of Myrcene on Staphylococcus aureus and Its Role in the Essential Oil of the Tea Tree (Melaleuca alternifolia)

Natural Medicines

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 10-14

  Inoue, Yoshihiro ^a   Shiraishi, Akiko ^a   Hada, Toshiko ^a   Hamashima, Hajime ^a   Shimada, Jingoro ^a  

^a SHOWA PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Myrcene; Potassium ions; Tea tree oil; Terpinen 4 ol

Indexed keywords

BETA PINENE; CINEOLE; ESSENTIAL OIL; LIMONENE; MYRCENE; PARA CYMENE; PINENE; TEA TREE OIL; TERPINEN 4 OL; TERPINENE; TERPINEOL;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CELL DAMAGE; CELL MEMBRANE; MELALEUCA; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM CURRENT; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 1642544748     PISSN: 13403443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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