Durum Wheat (<i>Triticum durum</i> L.) Landraces Reveal Potential for the Improvement of Grain Carotenoid Esterification in Breeding Programs

Carotenoids are essential in the human diet for their important functions in health. Besides, they are responsible for the yellow pigments desirable for industrial quality in durum wheat. The remarkable carotenoid content of durum wheat endosperm is mostly due to lutein. However, lutein esters have...

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Main Authors: María Dolores Requena-Ramírez, Dámaso Hornero-Méndez, Cristina Rodríguez-Suárez, Sergio G. Atienza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-04-01
Series:Foods
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/10/4/757