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. 2009 Jul 1;3(4):362–370. doi: 10.1186/1479-7364-3-4-362

Table 1.

Systematic and trivial names of human Aldo-keto reductases (AKRs)

Systematic name Trivial name/often-used abbreviations
AKR1A1 Aldehyde reductase; ALR; ALDR1
AKR1B1 Aldose reductase; AR, ALR2
AKR1B10 Small intestine-like aldose reductase; ARL-1
AKR1C1 Dihydrodiol dehydrogenase I; 20α,(3α)-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase
AKR1C2 Dihydrodiol dehydrogenase 2; 3α-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase, type III
AKR1C3 3α-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase, type II
AKR1C4 Dihydrodiol dehydrogenase 4; chlordecone reductase; 3α-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase, type I
AKR1D1 Δ4-3-Ketosteroid-5β-reductase
AKR1E2 Aldo-keto reductase family I, member C-like 2; AKRICL2
AKR6A3 KCNAB I; hKvbeta3; potassium voltage-gated channel, shaker-related subfamily, β-member 1
AKR6A5 KCNAB 2; hKvbeta2; potassium voltage-gated channel, shaker-related subfamily, β-member 2
AKR6A9 KCNAB 3; potassium voltage-gated channel, shaker-related subfamily, β-member 3
AKR7A2 Aflatoxin aldehyde reductase; AFAR1
AKR7A3 Aflatoxin aldehyde reductase; AFAR2