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CAD8

Gene
CAD8
Protein
Cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase 8
Organism
Arabidopsis thaliana
Length
359 amino acids
Function
Involved in lignin biosynthesis. Catalyzes the final step specific for the production of lignin monomers. Catalyzes the NADPH-dependent reduction of coniferaldehyde, 5-hydroxyconiferaldehyde, sinapaldehyde, 4-coumaraldehyde and caffeyl aldehyde to their respective alcohols.
Similarity
Belongs to the zinc-containing alcohol dehydrogenase family.
Mass
38.942 kDa
Sequence
MGKVLQKEAFGLAAKDNSGVLSPFSFTRRETGEKDVRFKVLFCGICHSDLHMVKNEWGMSTYPLVPGHEIVGVVTEVGAKVTKFKTGEKVGVGCLVSSCGSCDSCTEGMENYCPKSIQTYGFPYYDNTITYGGYSDHMVCEEGFVIRIPDNLPLDAAAPLLCAGITVYSPMKYHGLDKPGMHIGVVGLGGLGHVGVKFAKAMGTKVTVISTSEKKRDEAINRLGADAFLVSRDPKQIKDAMGTMDGIIDTVSATHSLLPLLGLLKHKGKLVMVGAPEKPLELPVMPLIFERKMVMGSMIGGIKETQEMIDMAGKHNITADIELISADYVNTAMERLEKADVRYRFVIDVANTLKPNPNL