Analysis of fresh and aged tea tree essential oils by using GC×GC-qMS

Journal of Chromatographic Science

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 262-266

  Tranchida, Peter Q ^a   Shellie, Robert A ^b   Purcaro, Giorgia ^c   Conte, Lanfranco S ^c   Dugo, Paola ^a   Dugo, Giovanni ^a   Mondello, Luigi ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MELALEUCA ALTERNIFOLIA;

1,2,4-TRIHYDROXYMENTHANE; MENTHOL; TEA TREE OIL;

ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; CHEMISTRY; FACTUAL DATABASE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PROCEDURES; TIME;

DATABASES, FACTUAL; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; MENTHOL; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; TEA TREE OIL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77951461652     PISSN: 00219665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/chromsci/48.4.262     Document Type: Article

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