• (2E,6E)-farnesyl diphosphate → presqualene diphosphate + diphosphate (R1186)
    • Overexpression
      • Plasmid
        • Escherichia coli BL21(DE3)/pHOP-AB/pHOP-D/pIDXS
        • Escherichia coli BL21(DE3)/pHOP-AB/pHOP-D
  • NADP+ + squalene + diphosphate ↔ NADPH + presqualene diphosphate + H+ (R1185)
    • Overexpression
      • Plasmid
        • Escherichia coli BL21(DE3)/pHOP-AB/pHOP-D/pIDXS
        • Escherichia coli BL21(DE3)/pHOP-AB/pHOP-D
  • isopentenyl diphosphate + prenyl diphosphate ↔ diphosphate + geranyl diphosphate (R315)
    • Overexpression
      • Plasmid
        • Escherichia coli BL21(DE3)/pHOP-AB/pHOP-D/pIDXS
        • Escherichia coli BL21(DE3)/pHOP-AB/pHOP-D
  • isopentenyl diphosphate + geranyl diphosphate ↔ diphosphate + (2E,6E)-farnesyl diphosphate (R574)
    • Overexpression
      • Plasmid
        • Escherichia coli BL21(DE3)/pHOP-AB/pHOP-D/pIDXS
        • Escherichia coli BL21(DE3)/pHOP-AB/pHOP-D
  • isopentenyl diphosphate ↔ prenyl diphosphate (R123)
    • Overexpression
      • Plasmid
        • Escherichia coli BL21(DE3)/pHOP-AB/pHOP-D/pIDXS
  • pyruvate + H+ + D-glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate → 1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate + CO2 (R270)
    • Overexpression
      • Plasmid
        • Escherichia coli BL21(DE3)/pHOP-AB/pHOP-D/pIDXS