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Symbol BDH2 contributors: - updated : 27-03-2006
HGNC name 3-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase, type 2
HGNC id 32389
PROTEIN
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
STRUCTURE
motifs/domains
SDR motif
HOMOLOGY
interspecies homolog to murine Dhrs6
Homologene
FAMILY
  • shirt chain dehydrogenase/reductase family
  • glucose/ribitol dehydrogenase family
  • CATEGORY enzyme
    SUBCELLULAR LOCALIZATION
    basic FUNCTION
  • having an oxidoreductase activity
  • possible physiological role in cytosolic ketone body utilization, either as a secondary system for energy supply in starvation or to generate precursors for lipid and sterol synthesis
  • CELLULAR PROCESS
    PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS
    PATHWAY
    metabolism
    signaling
    a component
    INTERACTION
    DNA
    RNA
    small molecule
    protein
    cell & other
    REGULATION
    ASSOCIATED DISORDERS
    ANIMAL & CELL MODELS