Main Reaction: Tyrosine >> L-DOPA

Reference: PubMed ID: 25436858
Authors: Hatlestad GJ, Akhavan NA, Sunnadeniya RM, Elam L, Cargile S, Hembd A, Gonzalez A, McGrath JM, Lloyd AM
Title: The beet Y locus encodes an anthocyanin MYB-like protein that activates the betalain red pigment pathway.
Published: 2015 Jan

Tyrosine --> L-DOPA