Main Reaction: phytoene >> beta-carotene

Reference: PubMed ID: 9736763
Authors: Sun Z, Cunningham FX Jr, Gantt E
Title: Differential expression of two isopentenyl pyrophosphate isomerases and enhanced carotenoid accumulation in a unicellular chlorophyte.
Published: 1998 Sep 15

phytoene --> beta-carotene