Term Name: cholesterol monooxygenase (side-chain-cleaving) activity
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), Cyp11a1, cytochrome P-450(scc) activity, cytochrome P-450scc, cytochrome p450(scc) activity, cytochrome p450scc, desmolase, steroid 20-22, enzymes, cholesterol side-chain-cleaving, steroid 20-22 desmolase activity, steroid 20-22-lyase activity
Definition: Catalysis of the reaction: cholesterol + reduced adrenal ferredoxin + O2 = pregnenolone + 4-methylpentanal + oxidized adrenal ferredoxin + H2O.
Ontology: GO: Molecular Function [GO:0008386]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: oxidoreductase activity, acting on paired donors, with incorporation or reduction of molecular oxygen, reduced iron-sulfur protein as one donor, and incorporation of one atom of oxygen steroid hydroxylase activity