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Table 1 Systematic and trivial names of human Aldo-keto reductases (AKRs)

From: Aldo-keto reductase (AKR) superfamily: Genomics and annotation

Systematic name

Trivial name/often-used abbreviations

AKR1A1

Aldehyde reductase; ALR; ALDR1

AKR1B1

Aldose reductase; AR, ALR2

AKR1B10

Small intestine-like aldose reductase; ARL-1

AKR1C1

Dihydrodiol dehydrogenase I; 20α,(3α)-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase

AKR1C2

Dihydrodiol dehydrogenase 2; 3α-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase, type III

AKR1C3

3α-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase, type II

AKR1C4

Dihydrodiol dehydrogenase 4; chlordecone reductase; 3α-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase, type I

AKR1D1

Δ4-3-Ketosteroid-5β-reductase

AKR1E2

Aldo-keto reductase family I, member C-like 2; AKRICL2

AKR6A3

KCNAB I; hKvbeta3; potassium voltage-gated channel, shaker-related subfamily, β-member 1

AKR6A5

KCNAB 2; hKvbeta2; potassium voltage-gated channel, shaker-related subfamily, β-member 2

AKR6A9

KCNAB 3; potassium voltage-gated channel, shaker-related subfamily, β-member 3

AKR7A2

Aflatoxin aldehyde reductase; AFAR1

AKR7A3

Aflatoxin aldehyde reductase; AFAR2