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. 2012 Aug 28;7(8):e43965. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0043965

Figure 1. Two examples of reactions catalysed by AKR1C3.

Figure 1

The 17-carbonyl of Δ4-androstenedione is reduced to a hydroxyl forming testosterone. The 9-carbonyl of prostaglandin D2 is reduced to an hydroxyl group to produce 9α,11β-PGF2. Figure drawn using ChemBioDraw Ultra 12.0 (CambridgeSoft).