α-terpinene, an antioxidant in tea tree oil, autoxidizes rapidly to skin allergens on air exposure

Chemical Research in Toxicology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 713-721

  Rudbäck, Johanna ^a   Bergström, Moa Andresen ^a   Börje, Anna ^a   Nilsson, Ulrika ^b   Karlberg, Ann Therese ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE; ALLERGEN; ALLYL COMPOUND; COSMETIC; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LIMONENE; TEA TREE OIL; TERPINENE;

AIR QUALITY CONTROL; ALLERGENICITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; AUTOOXIDATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; LOCAL LYMPH NODE ASSAY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SENSITIZATION; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN CARE;

AIR; ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; FEMALE; HAPTENS; LYMPH NODES; MICE; MICE, INBRED CBA; MONOTERPENES; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SKIN; TEA TREE OIL;

MELALEUCA ALTERNIFOLIA; MURINAE;

EID: 84858629943     PISSN: 0893228X     EISSN: 15205010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/tx200486f     Document Type: Article

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