“…Cytosolic CarbonyVquinone reductases include species (and tissue-specific isoforms of prostaglandin dehydrogenases and hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases (3a-HSD, 17P-HSD, 20a-HSD, 20P-HSD isoforms ; as reviewed in Maser, 1995) and, until now, have been grouped either into the aldoketo reductase or short-chain dehydrogenase protein superfamilies (Bohren et al, 1989;Krook et al, 1993a, b;Klein et al, 1992;Bruce et al, 1994). The oxidation of trans-dihydrodiols of ultimate carcinogenic aromatic compounds to their non-carcinogenic catechol metabolites is also mediated by enzymes which belong to the above mentioned groups, and which are often identical to each other, such as cytosolic rat liver 3a-HSDl dihydrodiol dehydrogenase/bile-acid-binding protein (Stolz et al, 1987;Smithgall et al, 1988). Their expression results in a decrease in the mutagenic potential of certain polyaromatic compounds (Glatt et al, 1979;Stolz et al, 1991 ;Pawlowski et al, 1991;Cheng et al, 1991;Klein et al, 1992;Qin et al, 1993).…”