3Beta Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase
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3 β-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase, or 3 β-HSD is a group of steroidogenic enzymes.[1]

The main steroidogenic isoform, 3 β-HSD I, catalyzes the conversion of pregnenolone to progesterone, the conversion of 17-Hydroxypregnenolone to 17-Hydroxyprogesterone, and the conversion of DHEA to Androstenedione.

It is mainly expressed in the gonads and the adrenal cortex.

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References

  1. ^ Payne AH, Abbaszade IG, Clarke TR, Bain PA, Park CH (January 1997). "The multiple murine 3 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase isoforms: structure, function, and tissue- and developmentally specific expression.". Steroids 62 (1): 169–75. Elsevier. doi:10.1016/S0039-128X(96)00177-8. PMID 9029733. Retrieved on 2006-08-16. 

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