Storage Buffer: PBS, pH 7.4(1%BSA and 0.1% Sodium azide)
Background:
Converts testosterone (T) into 5-alpha-dihydrotestosterone (DHT) and progesterone or corticosterone into their corresponding 5-alpha-3-oxosteroids. It plays a central role in sexual differentiation and androgen physiology.
Alternate Names:
5 alpha SR2; EC; SR type 2; Steroid 5 alpha reductase 2; 3 oxo 5 alpha steroid 4 dehydrogenase 2; 3-oxo-5-alpha-steroid 4-dehydrogenase 2; 5 alpha-SR2; 5ART2; e II 5 alpha reductase; EC; MGC138457; Micropenis, included; S5A2_Hu; S5AR 2; SR type 2; SRD5A2; Steroid 5 alpha reductase 2; Steroid 5-alpha-reductase 2; Steroid-5-alpha-reductase, alpha polypeptide 2 (3-oxo-5 alpha-steroid delta 4-dehydrogenase alpha 2); Type II 5-alpha reductase.