Nomenclature
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The systematic name of this enzyme class is cholesterol,reduced-adrenal-ferredoxin:oxygen oxidoreductase (side-chain-cleaving). Other names include:
- C27-side-chain cleavage enzyme,
- cholesterol 20-22-desmolase,
- cholesterol C20-22 desmolase,
- cholesterol desmolase,
- cholesterol side-chain cleavage enzyme,
- cholesterol side-chain-cleaving enzyme,
- cytochrome P-450scc,
- desmolase, steroid 20-22,
- enzymes, cholesterol side-chain-cleaving,
- steroid 20-22 desmolase, and
- steroid 20-22-lyase.
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