| Gene Symbol | cad |
|---|---|
| Entrez Gene | 542663 |
| Alt Symbol | BM1 |
| Species | Corn |
| Gene Type | protein-coding |
| Description | cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase |
| Other Description | brown-midrib 1 protein|probable cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase |
| Swissprots | O24562 O64408 |
| Accessions | O24562 AJ005702 CAA06687 Y13733 CAA74070 NM_001112184 NP_001105654 |
| Function | Involved in lignin biosynthesis. May catalyze the final step specific for the production of lignin monomers, like coniferyl alcohol, sinapyl alcohol and 4-coumaryl alcohol. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:9675900}. |
| Top Pathways | Phenylpropanoid biosynthesis |