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Cinnamyl-alcohol dehydrogenase

In enzymology, cinnamyl-alcohol dehydrogenase () is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

The two substrates of this enzyme are cinnamyl alcohol and oxidised nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADP<sup>+</sup>). Its products are cinnamaldehyde, reduced NADPH, and a proton.

This enzyme belongs to the family of oxidoreductases, specifically those acting on the CH-OH group of donor with NAD<sup>+</sup> or NADP<sup>+</sup> as acceptor. The systematic name of this enzyme class is cinnamyl-alcohol:NADP<sup>+</sup> oxidoreductase. Other names in common use include cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase, and CAD. This enzyme participates in phenylpropanoid biosynthesis.

Structural studies

As of late 2007, 4 structures have been solved for this class of enzymes, with PDB accession codes , , , and .

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