Prostaglandins and related eicosanoids are metabolized by the oxidation of the 15(S)-hydroxyl group of the NAD+-dependent (type I 15-PGDH) 15-prostaglandin dehydrogenase (15-PGDH) followed by reduction by NADPH/NADH-dependent (type II 15-PGDH) delta-13 15-prostaglandin reductase (13-PGR) to 15-keto-13,14,-dihydroprostaglandins. 13-PGR is a bifunctional enzyme, since it also has leukotriene B(4) 12-hydroxydehydrogenase activity. These 15-PGDH and related enzymes are members of the medium chain dehydrogenase/reductase family. The medium chain dehydrogenases/reductase (MDR)/zinc-dependent alcohol dehydrogenase-like family, which contains the zinc-dependent alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH-Zn) and related proteins, is a diverse group of proteins related to the first identified member, class I mammalian ADH. MDRs display a broad range of activities and are distinguished from the smaller short chain dehydrogenases (~ 250 amino acids vs. the ~ 350 amino acids of the MDR). The MDR proteins have 2 domains: a C-terminal NAD(P) binding-Rossmann fold domain of a beta-alpha form and an N-terminal catalytic domain with distant homology to GroES.
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