Polyphenol Composition, Antioxidant, Antimicrobial and Quorum Quenching Activity of the “Carciofo di Montoro” (Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus) Global Artichoke of the Campania Region, Southern Italy
Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=51194#.VFsoC2fHRK0 Author(s) Florinda Fratianni 1 , Rosa Pepe 2 , Filomena Nazzaro 1 Affiliation(s) 1 Istituto di Scienze dell’Alimentazione, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (ISA-CNR), Via Roma, Italy . 2 Experimental Institute for Vegetable Crops—CRA, Pontecagnano, Italy . ABSTRACT Biochemical characteristics, antimicrobial and quorum quenching activity of the extract of the “Carciofo di Montoro”, a typical ecotype of Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus of the Campania region (Southern Italy) were studied, to consider it as potential reserve of bioactive constituents useful for food industry and beneficial for managing and pr...