From Testosterone to Androst-4-ene-3,17-dione

Graphic of the reaction.

Medline reference

Abalain JH, Di Stefano S, Amet Y, Quemener E, Abalain-Colloc ML, Floch HH. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol (1993) 44(2): 133-9.

Search Medline for beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase and testosterone and bacteria.

26 citations on March 09, 2012.

                Testosterone                 
                      |
                      |  NAD+
  beta-hydroxysteroid | /
        dehydrogenase |/
             1.1.1.51 | Search GenBank, 7 hits on Jun. 20, 2012
                Kyoto |\
               ExPASy | \
                      |  NADH + H+
                      v
          Androst-4-ene-3,17-dione           

EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:

secondary Alcohol -----> Ketone (bt0002)

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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r1147.
It was generated on June 17, 2026 at 4:55:46 AM CDT.

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