Antimicrobial, antioxidant and anti-tyrosinase properties of extracts of the Mediterranean parasitic plant Cytinus hypocistis.

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Published in BMC Res Notes on October 13, 2015

Authors

Paolo Zucca1,2, Manuela Pintus3, Giorgia Manzo4, Mariella Nieddu5, Daniela Steri6, Andrea C Rinaldi7

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Cagliari, Cittadella Universitaria, Complesso Universitario, SP Monserrato-Sestu Km 0.700, 09042, Monserrato, CA, Italy. pzucca@unica.it.
2: Consorzio UNO, Oristano, Italy. pzucca@unica.it.
3: Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Cagliari, Cittadella Universitaria, Complesso Universitario, SP Monserrato-Sestu Km 0.700, 09042, Monserrato, CA, Italy. manuela.pintus@gmail.com.
4: Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Cagliari, Cittadella Universitaria, Complesso Universitario, SP Monserrato-Sestu Km 0.700, 09042, Monserrato, CA, Italy. giorgia.manzo@unica.it.
5: Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Cagliari, Cittadella Universitaria, Complesso Universitario, SP Monserrato-Sestu Km 0.700, 09042, Monserrato, CA, Italy. nieddu@unica.it.
6: Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Cagliari, Cittadella Universitaria, Complesso Universitario, SP Monserrato-Sestu Km 0.700, 09042, Monserrato, CA, Italy. daniela.steri@unica.it.
7: Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Cagliari, Cittadella Universitaria, Complesso Universitario, SP Monserrato-Sestu Km 0.700, 09042, Monserrato, CA, Italy. rinaldi@unica.it.

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