Til að svara spurningunni síðar á sama máli og textinn: Passage: The unconditioned biosynthesis of lycopene in eukaryotic plants and in prokaryotic cyanobacteria is similar, as are the enzymes involved. Synthesis begins with mevalonic acid, which is converted into dimethylallyl pyrophosphate. Þetta er síðan þéttist með þremur sameindum af isopentenyl pyrophosphate (ísómeri af dimethylallyl pyrophosphate), til að gefa 20-kjarna geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate.
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