Supplementary information of Lutein esterification increases carotenoid retention in durum wheat grain. A step further in breeding and improving the commercial and nutritional quality during grain storage

[Description of methods used for collection/generation of data] 1-s2.0-S0308814623022781-mmc1.xlsx, 1-s2.0-S0308814623022781-mmc2.xlsx and 1-s2.0-S0308814623022781-mmc3.xlsx. Carotenoid content and profile was determined according to Rodríguez-Suárez C, Requena-Ramírez MD, Hornero-Méndez D, Atienza SG (2022). Chapter 4. The breeder’s tool-box for enhancing the content of esterified carotenoids in wheat: From extraction and profiling of carotenoids to marker-assisted selection of candidate genes. En: Carotenoids: Carotenoid and apocarotenoid biosynthesis, metabolic engineering and synthetic biology. pp. 99-125. Editor. Eleanore T. Wurtzel. Book series: Methods in Enzymology. Editorial: Academic Press. Elsevier. Hardcover ISBN: 9780323913539.

This research was funded by project PID2021-122152NB-I00 funded by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033/ and by ERDF “ERDF A way of making Europe”. M.D.R.-R. was supported by PRE2018-084037 funded by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and ESF “ESF investing in your future.

1-s2.0-S0308814623022781-mmc1.xlsx contains the changes in carotenoid content and profile in durum wheat grains during storage. 1-s2.0-S0308814623022781-mmc2.xlsx contains the carotenoid content and profile in durum wheat grains of the F2 population derived from the cros 'BGE047520 x Athoris' 1-s2.0-S0308814623022781-mmc3.xlsx contains the changes in carotenoid content and profile during storage of durum grains of selected individuals from the F2 population.

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