About the Authors

Natália Corniani

Affiliation São Paulo State University, Faculty of Agronomic Sciences, Botucatu, SP, Brazil

Edivaldo D. Velini

Affiliation São Paulo State University, Faculty of Agronomic Sciences, Botucatu, SP, Brazil

Ferdinando M. L. Silva

Affiliation São Paulo State University, Faculty of Agronomic Sciences, Botucatu, SP, Brazil

N. P. Dhammika Nanayakkara

Affiliation National Center for Natural Products Research, School of Pharmacy, University of Mississippi, University, MS, United States of America

Matthias Witschel

Affiliation BASF SE, GVA/HC-B009, Ludwigshafen, Germany

Franck E. Dayan

franck.dayan@ars.usda.gov

Affiliation USDA-ARS Natural Products Utilization Research Unit, University, MS, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors from BASF SE, the University of Sao Paulo, The University of Mississippi and the USDA ARS declare that no competing interests exist. This does not alter our adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: FED NC. Performed the experiments: NC FMLS NPDN FED. Analyzed the data: NC MW EDV FED. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MW FED. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: NC MW FED.