Aldo-keto reductase family 1 member C15 (Akr1c15)

Catalyzes the NADPH-dependent reduction of many different substrates including aromatic and aliphatic aldehydes, quinones, ketones, dicarbonyl compounds and 17-ketosteroids (PubMed:17574202). Catalyzes the NADP(+)-dependent oxidation of aromatic, alicyclic and aliphatic alcohols, and 17beta- hydroxysteroids (PubMed:17574202).

To a lesser extent, can also catalyze the reduction of some aldoses and ketoses and the oxidation of some sugar alcohols (PubMed:17574202). In the stomach, lung and colon tissues, mediates the decrease in farnesal and geranylgeranial to farnesol and geranylgeraniol respectively (PubMed:21187079).