Does Budding Yeast Sacchromyces cerevisiae produces significant amount of carotenoids? Have anybody estimated the ratio of flux going in branches 1. Cholesterol synthesis(via squalene) 2. Coenzyme Q6 and 3. Dolichols Glycoprotein and others from the branch point of Farnesyl diphosphate.
Here is the kegg pathway
http://www.genome.jp/kegg-bin/show_pathway?map00900 I also have pathway formatted but couldn't upload.