Function
Besides being a 3-alpha-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase, the enzyme can accomplish diverse functions: as quinone reductase, as an aromatic alcohol dehydrogenase, as dihydrodiol dehydrogenase, and as 9-, 11-, and 15-hydroxyprostaglandin dehydrogenase.
Sequence
MDSISLRVALNDGNFIPVLGFGTTVPEKVAKDEVIKATKIAIDNGFRHFDSAYLYEVEEEVGQAIRSKIEDGTVKREDIFYTSKLWSTFHRPELVRTCLEKTLKSTQLDYVDLYIIHFPMALQPGDIFFPRDEHGKLLFETVDICDTWEAMEKCKDAGLAKSIGVSNFNCRQLERILNKPGLKYKPVCNQVECHLYLNQSKMLDYCKSKDIILVSYCTLGSSRDKTWVDQKSPVLLDDPVLCAIAKKYKQTPALVALRYQLQRGVVPLIRSFNAKRIKELTQVFEFQLASEDMKALDGLNRNFRYNNAKYFDDHPNHPFTDE