Nkọwa: Nchịkọta nke lycopene na osisi eukaryotic na prokaryotic cyanobacteria yiri nke ahụ, dị ka enzymes gụnyere. Nchịkọta na-amalite na mevalonic acid, nke a na-agbanwe n'ime dimethylallyl pyrophosphate. Nke a na-agbakọta ya na atọ nke isopentenyl pyrophosphate (ihe isomer nke dimethylallyl pyrophosphate), iji nye 20-carbon geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate. A na-agbakọta abụọ nke ngwaahịa a na nhazi nke ọdụ-na-ọdụ iji nye 40-carbon phytophenol, nzọụkwụ mbụ na carotenoid biosynthesis. Site na ọtụtụ desaturation, phytoene na-agbanwe n'ime lycopene.
A na-atụgharị ya na lycopene