Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase

Steroid numbering.

The hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases are a group of alcohol oxidoreductases that catalyze the dehydrogenation of hydroxysteroids.

There are four types, classified by the number of the carbon acted upon:

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Oxidoreductases: alcohol oxidoreductases (EC 1.1)

1.1.5: quinone/similar acceptor

1.1.99: other acceptors

Metabolism: lipid metabolism – ketones/cholesterol synthesis enzymes/steroid metabolism

To HMG-CoA	Acetyl-Coenzyme A acetyltransferase HMG-CoA synthase (regulated step)

Ketogenesis	HMG-CoA lyase 3-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase Thiophorase

To Mevalonic acid	HMG-CoA reductase

To DMAPP	Mevalonate kinase Phosphomevalonate kinase Pyrophosphomevalonate decarboxylase Isopentenyl-diphosphate delta isomerase

Geranyl-	Dimethylallyltranstransferase Geranyl pyrophosphate

To lanosterol	Farnesyl-diphosphate farnesyltransferase Squalene monooxygenase Lanosterol synthase

7-Dehydrocholesterol path	Lanosterol 14α-demethylase Sterol-C5-desaturase-like 7-Dehydrocholesterol reductase

Desmosterol path	24-dehydrocholesterol reductase

Steroidogenesis

To sex hormones

To androgens	17α-hydroxylase/17,20 lyase 3β dehydrogenase 17β dehydrogenase 5α reductase 1 2

To estrogens	Aromatase

Other/ungrouped

Index of inborn errors of metabolism

Description	Metabolism Enzymes and pathways: citric acid cycle enzymes pentose phosphate intermediates glycoproteins enzymes glycosaminoglycans proteoglycan enzymes phospholipid metabolism cholesterol and steroid intermediates sphingolipids enzymes eicosanoids enzymes amino acid intermediates urea cycle enzymes nucleotide intermediates

Disorders	Citric acid cycle and electron transport chain Glycoprotein Proteoglycan Fatty-acid Phospholipid Cholesterol and steroid Eicosanoid Amino acid Purine-pyrimidine Heme metabolism Symptoms and signs

Treatment	Drugs other

Index of hormones

Description	Glands Hormones thyroid intermediates metabolism mineralocorticoids Physiology Development

Disease	Diabetes Congenital Neoplasms and cancer Other Symptoms and signs eponymous

Treatment	Procedures Drugs calcium balance corticosteroids oral hypoglycemics pituitary and hypothalamic thyroid