MF

C₄₀H₅₆

MW

536.88

Function

Anti-tumor, cardiovascular protection,anti-cancer, antioxidation

Basic Organisms

Solanum lycopersicum

Precursor

phytoene

Host

Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Synthesis Type

Complete biosynthesis

Downstream Gene

CrtI,OLE1

Pathway

Reference

Ma T, Shi B, Ye Z, et al. Lipid engineering combined with systematic metabolic engineering of Saccharomyces cerevisiae for high-yield production of lycopene[J]. Metabolic engineering, 2019, 52: 134-142.