OntologiesgoclassesGO:0008386   
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cholesterol monooxygenase (side-chain-cleaving) activity
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0008386

Catalysis of the reaction: cholesterol + reduced adrenal ferredoxin + O2 = pregnenolone + 4-methylpentanal + oxidized adrenal ferredoxin + H2O.

Also appears ingexoccoretorexo
Related Synonyms
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
Narrow Synonyms
Cyp11a1
cytochrome P-450(scc) activity
cytochrome p450(scc) activity
Broad Synonyms
steroid 20-22 desmolase activity
steroid 20-22-lyase activity