This gene encodes a member of the short-chain dehydrogenase/reductase gene family. The encoded protein forms a homotetrameric lipid-requiring enzyme of the mitochondrial membrane and has a specific requirement for phosphatidylcholine for optimal enzymatic activity. The encoded protein catalyzes the interconversion of acetoacetate and (R)-3-hydroxybutyrate, the two major ketone bodies produced during fatty acid catabolism. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding the same protein have been described. [provided by RefSeq
Other Designations:
(R)-3-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase,3-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase,3-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase (heart, mitochondrial),D-beta-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase, mitochondrial,short chain dehydrogenase/reductase family 9C, member 1