Tannin profile, antioxidant properties, and antimicrobial activity of extracts from two Mediterranean species of parasitic plant Cytinus

• Main Authors: Giuseppantonio Maisetta (Author), Giovanna Batoni (Author), Pierluigi Caboni (Author), Semih Esin (Author), Andrea C. Rinaldi (Author), Paolo Zucca (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Cytinus is small genus of endophytic parasitic plants distributed in South Africa, Madagascar, and in the Mediterranean region. In the latter area, two species occur, Cytinus hypocistis and C. ruber, distinguished by both morphological characters and ecological traits. We charact...