Constituents of volatile compounds derived from Melaleuca alternifolia leaf oil and acaricidal toxicities against house dust mites

Journal of the Korean Society for Applied Biological Chemistry

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 91-94

  Yang, Ji Yeon ^a   Cho, Kyoung Shik ^a   Chung, Nam Hyun ^a,b   Kim, Chung Ho ^a,c   Suh, Joo Won ^a,d   Lee, Hoi Seon ^a  

^a Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

^b Korea University   (South Korea)

^c Seowon University   (South Korea)

^d Myong Ji University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

acaricidal activity; house dust mites; Melaleuca alternifolia leaf oil; volatile compounds

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874320485     PISSN: 17382203     EISSN: 2234344X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13765-012-2195-1     Document Type: Article

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