Insight into durum wheat <it>Lpx-B1</it>: a small gene family coding for the lipoxygenase responsible for carotenoid bleaching in mature grains
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The yellow colour of pasta products is one of the main criteria used by consumers to assess pasta quality. This character is due to the presence of carotenoid pigments in semolina. During pasta processing, oxidative degradation of ca...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2010-11-01
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| Series: | BMC Plant Biology |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2229/10/263 |