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Figure 1.
β-carotene biosynthesis pathway from acetyl-CoA. The specific carotenoid
branch is very similar in all organisms, but different enzymes are involved. The fi nal
product of each enzymatic step is boxed. An asterisk (*) indicates the particular situation
present only in fungi. The two enzymatic activities are codifi ed by the same gene.
