Progesterone Reductase
Synonyms
3 beta Hydroxy delta 5 Steroid Dehydrogenase
3 beta-Hydroxy-delta(5)-steroid:NAD+ 3-oxidoreductase
3 beta-Hydroxy-delta-5-Steroid Dehydrogenase
5 Ene 3 beta hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase
5-Ene-3 beta-hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase
Dehydrogenase, 3 beta-Hydroxy-delta-5-Steroid
Dehydrogenase, 5-Ene-3 beta-hydroxysteroid
Reductase, Progesterone
Steroid delta(5)-3 beta-ol Dehydrogenase
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.