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. 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+ or NADP+ as acceptor. The systematic name of this enzyme class is cinnamyl-alcohol:NADP+ oxidoreductase. Other names in common use include cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase, and CAD. This enzyme participates in phenylpropanoid biosynthesis.