%0 Journal Article
%T Chemistry and Biological Activities of Essential Oils from Melaleuca L. Species
%A Luiz Claudio Almeida Barbosa
%A Cleber Jos¨¦ Silva
%A R¨®bson Ricardo Teixeira
%A Renata Maria Strozi Alves Meira
%J Agriculturae Conspectus Scientificus (ACS)
%D 2013
%I University of Zagreb
%X Essential oils from species Melaleuca genus, especially M. alternifolia (Maiden & Betche) Cheel, have been widely used worldwide in various industries. This review is a contribution to Melaleuca knowledge and describes five important essential oil-producing species and two subspecies of Melaleuca in terms of their essential oil chemical composition, medicinal applications, and leaf morphoanatomy. Some relationships between essential oil composition of these species and important biological activities are presented. Useful parameters for the certification of the essential oils are also highlighted.
%K Melaleuca
%K Myrtaceae
%K volatile oils
%K biological activities
%K leaf morphoanatomy
%U http://www.agr.unizg.hr/smotra/pdf_78/acs78_02.pdf