About the Authors

Massimo Zimbone

Affiliation Dipartimento di Fisica ed Astronomia, University of Catania, Catania, Italy

Pietro Baeri

Affiliation Dipartimento di Fisica ed Astronomia, University of Catania, Catania, Italy

Lucia Calcagno

Affiliation Dipartimento di Fisica ed Astronomia, University of Catania, Catania, Italy

Paolo Musumeci

Affiliation Dipartimento di Fisica ed Astronomia, University of Catania, Catania, Italy

Annalinda Contino

Affiliation Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, University of Catania, Catania, Italy

Maria Luisa Barcellona

marsirin@gmail.com

Affiliation Dipartimento di Scienze del Farmaco, University of Catania, Catania, Italy

Gabriele Bonaventura

Affiliation Dipartimento di Scienze del Farmaco, University of Catania, Catania, Italy

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: PB MLB. Performed the experiments: MZ GB PM AC. Analyzed the data: PB LC MZ MLB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: PB MLB. Wrote the paper: MZ LC GB MLB.