TY  - CONF
AU  - Radović, Jelena
AU  - Perišić, Ivana
AU  - Kundaković, Tatjana
PY  - 2018
UR  - https://farfar.pharmacy.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/5273
AB  - Tea tree oil, the essential oil derived mainly from the Australian native plant Melaleuca alternifolia L. (Myrtaceae) is widely used as the active ingredient in many topical formulations for its antimicrobial activity, acting against viruses, bacteria, and fungi. Clinical studies have shown that this essential oil is very effective in various skin conditions, including acne, but also as an antiseptic in dentistry [1,2]. Since tea tree oil is commonly used, the aim of this study was to investigate the composition and quality of the three bestselling commercial tea tree oils in the Republic of Serbia, using GC and GC-MS analyses. All three oils had an almost identical composition. Among 42 quantified volatile substances, the most abundant in all samples were the oxygenated monoterpenes (46%), monoterpene hydrocarbons (45%), sesquiterpene hydrocarbons (6%), and oxygenated sesquiterpenes (1.5%). The major constituents are terpinen-4-ol (39.2%), γ-terpinene (17.6%), α-terpinene (7.4%), p-cymene (6.4%), limonene (4.3%), 1,8-cineol (3.7%), terpinolene (3.5%), α-pinene (3.2%), α-terpineol (2.8%), aromadendrene (0.9%), and sabinene (0.2%). The contents of all major components were within the range required by Ph. Eur. 9.0. In addition, all samples were tested for their quality based on measuring specific physical-chemical parameters (relative density, refractive index, and optical rotation) using suitable methods according to Ph. Eur. 9.0. Thus, it can be concluded that the tested samples of tea tree oil available on our market are of adequate pharmacopoeial quality.
PB  - University of Niš, Serbia
C3  - Facta Universitatis, Series: Physics, Chemistry and Technology: 49th International Symposium on Essential Oils (ISEO2018), Book of Abstracts
T1  - The analyses of commercial tea tree oils
VL  - 16
IS  - 1 Special issue
SP  - 104
EP  - 104
UR  - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_farfar_5273
ER  - 

@conference{
author = "Radović, Jelena and Perišić, Ivana and Kundaković, Tatjana",
year = "2018",
abstract = "Tea tree oil, the essential oil derived mainly from the Australian native plant Melaleuca alternifolia L. (Myrtaceae) is widely used as the active ingredient in many topical formulations for its antimicrobial activity, acting against viruses, bacteria, and fungi. Clinical studies have shown that this essential oil is very effective in various skin conditions, including acne, but also as an antiseptic in dentistry [1,2]. Since tea tree oil is commonly used, the aim of this study was to investigate the composition and quality of the three bestselling commercial tea tree oils in the Republic of Serbia, using GC and GC-MS analyses. All three oils had an almost identical composition. Among 42 quantified volatile substances, the most abundant in all samples were the oxygenated monoterpenes (46%), monoterpene hydrocarbons (45%), sesquiterpene hydrocarbons (6%), and oxygenated sesquiterpenes (1.5%). The major constituents are terpinen-4-ol (39.2%), γ-terpinene (17.6%), α-terpinene (7.4%), p-cymene (6.4%), limonene (4.3%), 1,8-cineol (3.7%), terpinolene (3.5%), α-pinene (3.2%), α-terpineol (2.8%), aromadendrene (0.9%), and sabinene (0.2%). The contents of all major components were within the range required by Ph. Eur. 9.0. In addition, all samples were tested for their quality based on measuring specific physical-chemical parameters (relative density, refractive index, and optical rotation) using suitable methods according to Ph. Eur. 9.0. Thus, it can be concluded that the tested samples of tea tree oil available on our market are of adequate pharmacopoeial quality.",
publisher = "University of Niš, Serbia",
journal = "Facta Universitatis, Series: Physics, Chemistry and Technology: 49th International Symposium on Essential Oils (ISEO2018), Book of Abstracts",
title = "The analyses of commercial tea tree oils",
volume = "16",
number = "1 Special issue",
pages = "104-104",
url = "https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_farfar_5273"
}

Radović, J., Perišić, I.,& Kundaković, T.. (2018). The analyses of commercial tea tree oils. in Facta Universitatis, Series: Physics, Chemistry and Technology: 49th International Symposium on Essential Oils (ISEO2018), Book of Abstracts
University of Niš, Serbia., 16(1 Special issue), 104-104.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_farfar_5273

Radović J, Perišić I, Kundaković T. The analyses of commercial tea tree oils. in Facta Universitatis, Series: Physics, Chemistry and Technology: 49th International Symposium on Essential Oils (ISEO2018), Book of Abstracts. 2018;16(1 Special issue):104-104.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_farfar_5273 .

Radović, Jelena, Perišić, Ivana, Kundaković, Tatjana, "The analyses of commercial tea tree oils" in Facta Universitatis, Series: Physics, Chemistry and Technology: 49th International Symposium on Essential Oils (ISEO2018), Book of Abstracts, 16, no. 1 Special issue (2018):104-104,
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_farfar_5273 .