Gas Chromatographic Quality Control for Oil of Melaleuca Terpinen-4-ol Type (Australian Tea Tree)

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 1989, Pages 1330-1335

  Brophy, Joseph J ^a   Davies, Noel W ^b   Southwell, Ian A ^c   Stiff, Ian A ^c   Williams, Lyall R ^d  

^a Uiniversity OfnewSmithwales ^*  (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^c North Coast Agricultural Institute ^*  (Australia)

^d MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 33845185335     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: 15205118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf00089a027     Document Type: Article

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