Coniferyl-alcohol dehydrogenase explained

coniferyl-alcohol dehydrogenase
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In enzymology, a coniferyl-alcohol dehydrogenase is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

coniferyl alcohol + NADP⁺

\rightleftharpoons coniferyl aldehyde + NADPH + H⁺

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are coniferyl alcohol and NADP⁺, whereas its 3 products are coniferyl aldehyde, NADPH, and H⁺.

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 coniferyl-alcohol:NADP⁺ oxidoreductase. This enzyme is also called CAD.

References

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• Wyrambik D, Grisebach H . 1975 . Purification and properties of isoenzymes of cinnamyl-alcohol dehydrogenase from soybean-cell-suspension cultures . Eur. J. Biochem. . 59 . 9 - 15 . 1250 . 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1975.tb02418.x . 1 . free .