Protein Name 3-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase 2
Organism Homo sapiens
Gene ID 56898
Gene Symbol

BDH2

UniProt Q9BUT1 (BDH2_HUMAN)
Relationships Total Number of functionally related compound(s) : 12
Total Number of Articles : 16
Description

3-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase 2

Gene Summary

Enables 3-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase activity and NAD binding activity. Involved in epithelial cell differentiation and fatty acid beta-oxidation. Located in cytosol. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jun 2025]

synonyms
  • dehydrogenase/reductase SDR family member 6
  • (R)-beta-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase
  • 3-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase, type 2
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Properties