CHEBI:83629 - tea tree oil

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ChEBI Name tea tree oil
ChEBI ID CHEBI:83629
Definition An essential oil consisting of approximately one hundred hydrocarbon and terpenoid components obtained by steam distillation from the leaves and terminal branchlets of the tea tree, Melaleuca alternifolia; the yield of oil is typically 1-2% of wet plant material weight. The main components are 4-terpineol (40%), γ-terpinene (23%), α-terpinene (10%), 1,8-cineole (5%), terpinolene (3%), and p-cymene (3%).
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Biological Role(s): antifungal agent
An antimicrobial agent that destroys fungi by suppressing their ability to grow or reproduce.
antibacterial agent
A substance (or active part thereof) that kills or slows the growth of bacteria.
plant metabolite
Any eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in plants, the kingdom that include flowering plants, conifers and other gymnosperms.
(via essential oil )
Application(s): antiseptic drug
A substance used locally on humans and other animals to destroy harmful microorganisms or to inhibit their activity (cf. disinfectants, which destroy microorganisms found on non-living objects, and antibiotics, which can be transported through the lymphatic system to destroy bacteria within the body).
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Outgoing tea tree oil (CHEBI:83629) has part α-terpinene (CHEBI:10334)
tea tree oil (CHEBI:83629) has part γ-terpinene (CHEBI:10577)
tea tree oil (CHEBI:83629) has part 1,8-cineole (CHEBI:27961)
tea tree oil (CHEBI:83629) has part 4-terpineol (CHEBI:78884)
tea tree oil (CHEBI:83629) has part p-cymene (CHEBI:28768)
tea tree oil (CHEBI:83629) has part terpinolene (CHEBI:9457)
tea tree oil (CHEBI:83629) has role antibacterial agent (CHEBI:33282)
tea tree oil (CHEBI:83629) has role antifungal agent (CHEBI:35718)
tea tree oil (CHEBI:83629) has role antiseptic drug (CHEBI:48218)
tea tree oil (CHEBI:83629) is a essential oil (CHEBI:83630)
Synonyms Sources
extract from Melaleuca alternifolia ChEBI
extract from tea tree ChEBI
Melaleuca alternifolia extract ChEBI
Melaleuca alternifolia oil ChEBI
Melaleuca extract ChEBI
Melaleuca oil ChEBI
tea tree extract ChEBI
TTO ChEBI
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Tea_tree_oil Wikipedia
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Registry Number Type Source
68647-73-4 CAS Registry Number ChemIDplus
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Last Modified
13 April 2017