About the Authors

Pasquale Filannino

Affiliation Department of Soil, Plant and Food Science, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy

Ivana Cavoski

Affiliation CIHEAM-MAIB, Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari, Valenzano, Bari, Italy

Nadia Thlien

Affiliation CIHEAM-MAIB, Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari, Valenzano, Bari, Italy

Olimpia Vincentini

Affiliation Unit of Human Nutrition and Health, Department of Veterinary Public Health and Food Safety, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Roma, Italy

Maria De Angelis

Affiliation Department of Soil, Plant and Food Science, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy

Marco Silano

Affiliation Unit of Human Nutrition and Health, Department of Veterinary Public Health and Food Safety, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Roma, Italy

Marco Gobbetti

Affiliation Department of Soil, Plant and Food Science, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy

Raffaella Di Cagno

raffaella.dicagno@uniba.it

Affiliation Department of Soil, Plant and Food Science, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: RDC. Performed the experiments: PF IC NT OV MS. Analyzed the data: PF RDC. Wrote the paper: RDC MDA MG. Performed purification of active compounds and vitamin C determination: IC NT. Carried out ex-vivo assays: OV MS.