| Description | AKR1C1 transfers progesterone to its inactive state or in other words catalyzes the reaction of 20-alpha-hydroxy progesterone (20-alpha-OHP). In the liver and intestine. AKR1C1 transfers bile and monitors the intrahepatic bile acid concentration though it has a low bile-binding ability. AKR1C1 participates in myelin formation. AKR1C1 is part of the aldo/keto reductase superfamily, which has over 40 known enzymes which catalyze the conversion of aldehydes and ketones to their corresponding alcohols by utilizing NADH and/or NADPH as cofactors thus display overlapping but distinct substrate specificity Synonyms: DDH1, DDH, HAKRC, 20-alpha-HSD, DD1/DD2, HBAB, C9, DD1, H-37, MBAB, MGC8954, 2-ALPHA-HSD, AKR1C1, Aldo-keto reductase family 1 member C1, 20-alpha-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase, Trans-1,2-dihydrobenzene-1,2-diol dehydrogenase, Indanol dehydrogenase, Dihydrodiol dehydrogenase 1/2, Chlordecone reductase homolog HAKRC, High-affinity hepatic bile acid-binding protein |
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