Cinnamyl-alcohol dehydrogenase

In enzymology, a cinnamyl-alcohol dehydrogenase (EC1.1.1.195) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are cinnamyl alcohol and NADP, whereas its 3 products are cinnamaldehyde, 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 cinnamyl-alcohol:NADP oxidoreductase. Other names in common use include cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase, and CAD. This enzyme participates in phenylpropanoid biosynthesis.