Volatile constituents of essential oils of eight different clones propagated from the Australian tea tree (Melaleuca alternifolia) were analyzed by gas chromatography and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. The oils isolated by a simultaneous purging and solvent extraction method (SPE) contained high levels of monoterpenes, including -thujene, sabinene, a-terpinene, -terpinene, 1,8-cineole, terpinolene, and limonene. The volatile composition of oils prepared by a simultaneous steam distillation and solvent extraction method (SDE) varied significantly among different clones. Six oils contained 1,8-cineole as the major constituent, whereas two oils had terpinen-4-ol as the major component of the SDE samples. More compounds were found in SDE samples than in SPE samples. A principal component analysis on volatile compositions of eight oils conducted by computer indicated that sabinene and a-thujene in SPE samples and terpinen-4-ol and -terpinene in SDE samples are highly correlated with each other.
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