Insight into durum wheat Lpx-B1: a small gene family coding for the lipoxygenase responsible for carotenoid bleaching in mature grains
Abstract Background 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 carotenoid pigments occurs mainly due to lipoxygenase (LOX).In durum wheat (Triticum durum Desf.), tw