15-hydroxyprostaglandin dehydrogenase

15-hy·drox·y·pros·ta·glan·din de·hy·dro·gen·ase

(hī-drok'sē-pros'tă-glan'din dē'hī-drō'jen-ās), An enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of prostaglandins, rendering them inactive, by converting the 15-hydroxyl group to a keto group using NAD+.