| Name | cholesterol monooxygenase (side-chain-cleaving) activity |
| ID | GO_0008386 |
| collection_id | Molecular function |
| Description | Catalysis of the reaction: cholesterol + reduced adrenal ferredoxin + O2 = pregnenolone + 4-methylpentanal + oxidized adrenal ferredoxin + H2O. |
| Related synonym | C27-side chain cleavage enzyme, cholesterol 20-22-desmolase activity, cholesterol C(20-22) desmolase activity, cholesterol C20-22 desmolase activity, cholesterol desmolase activity, cholesterol side-chain cleavage enzyme activity, cholesterol side-chain-cleaving enzyme activity, cholesterol,reduced-adrenal-ferredoxin:oxygen oxidoreductase (side-chain-cleaving), cytochrome P-450scc, cytochrome p450scc, desmolase, steroid 20-22, enzymes, cholesterol side-chain-cleaving |
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