Figure 1From: Manipulating cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase (CAD) expression in flax affects fibre composition and propertiesThe simplified scheme of the lignin biosynthesis pathway within the phenylpropanoid route. 4CL, 4-coumarate:CoA ligase; C3H, p-coumarate3-hydroxylase; C4H, cinnamate 4-hydroxylase; CAD, cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase; CCoAOMT, caffeoyl-CoA O-methyltransferase; CCR, cinnamoyl-CoA reductase; CHI, chalcone isomerase; CHS, chalcone synthase; COMT, caffeic acid O-methyltransferase; HCT, p-hydroxycinnamoyl-CoA:shikimate/quinate p-hydroxycinnamoyltransferase; F5H, ferulate 5-hydroxylase; PAL, phenylalanine ammonia-lyase; SAD, sinapyl alcohol dehydrogenase [2, 3, 5, 6, 11, 14, 18].Back to article page