"Progesterone Reductase" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An enzyme that catalyzes the reduction of a 3 beta-hydroxy-delta(5)-steroid to 3-oxo-delta(4)-steroid in the presence of NAD. It converts pregnenolone to progesterone and dehydroepiandrosterone to androstenedione. EC 1.1.1.145.
| Descriptor ID |
D011375
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.682.047.436.350.700 D08.811.682.047.820.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Progesterone Reductase- Progesterone Reductase
- Reductase, Progesterone
- 5-Ene-3 beta-hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase
- 5 Ene 3 beta hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase
- Dehydrogenase, 5-Ene-3 beta-hydroxysteroid
- 3 beta-Hydroxy-delta-5-Steroid Dehydrogenase
- 3 beta Hydroxy delta 5 Steroid Dehydrogenase
- Dehydrogenase, 3 beta-Hydroxy-delta-5-Steroid
- Steroid delta(5)-3 beta-ol Dehydrogenase
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Pubertal presentation of congenital delta 5-3 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase deficiency. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 1980 Aug; 51(2):345-53.