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Cortisone Reductase
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Definition
: An enzyme that catalyzes the interconversion of a ketone and hydroxy group at C-20 of cortisone and other 17,20,21-trihydroxy steroids. EC 1.1.1.53.
Other names
20-
beta-
Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase; Reductase, Cortisone; Dehydrogenase, 20-
beta-
Hydroxysteroid; 20 beta Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase; 3 alpha,20 beta Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase
Substance
CAS Registry & name
Categories
Source
Drugs
*
17-
(1-
oxo-
3-
ethoxy-
2-
propynyl)androst-
4-
en-
3-
one
104849-33-4
*Androstenes
Cortisone Reductase/antagonists & inhibitors.
Biochemistry 1986;25(23):7288