Estradiol 17-beta-dehydrogenase 12 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the HSD17B12gene.[1][2][3]
The enzyme 17-beta hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase-12 (HSD17B12) uses NADPH to reduce 3-ketoacyl-CoA to 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA during the second step of fatty acid elongation.[supplied by OMIM][3]
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