About the Authors

Francesca Sparla

Affiliation Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology FABIT, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

Giuseppe Falini

Affiliation Department of Chemistry “G. Ciamician”, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

Ermelinda Botticella

Affiliation Department of Agriculture, Forestry, Nature & Energy, University of Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy

Claudia Pirone

Affiliation Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology FABIT, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

Valentina Talamè

Affiliation Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

Riccardo Bovina

Affiliation Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

Silvio Salvi

Affiliation Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

Roberto Tuberosa

Affiliation Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

Francesco Sestili

Affiliation Department of Agriculture, Forestry, Nature & Energy, University of Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy

Paolo Trost

paolo.trost@unibo.it

Affiliation Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology FABIT, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: F. Sparla GF VT RB SS RT F. Sestili PT. Performed the experiments: F. Sparla GF EB CP VT RB F. Sestili. Analyzed the data: F. Sparla GF VT RB SS RT F. Sestili PT. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: F. Sparla GF VT RB SS RT F. Sestili PT. Wrote the paper: F. Sparla GF VT RB F. Sestili PT.