Medical Definition of Cholesterol monooxygenase

1. Multi-enzyme complex required for the conversion of cholesterol to adrenal cortex hormones. It releases methylpentanoate or isocaproaldehyde and pregnenolone. The complex contains cytochrome p-450, a flavoprotein, a non-haem iron protein, and NADPH. Chemical name: Cholesterol,reduced-adrenal-ferredoxin:oxygen oxidoreductase (side-chain-cleaving) Registry number: EC 1.14.15.6 (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cholesterol Monooxygenase

cholesterinised antigen
cholesterinosis
cholesterins
cholesterinuria
cholesteroderma
cholesterol
cholesterol 26-hydroxylase
cholesterol 7 alpha-monooxygenase
cholesterol cleft
cholesterol dehydrogenase
cholesterol embolism
cholesterol ester storage disease
cholesterol ester transport proteins
cholesterol esterase
cholesterol esters
cholesterol monooxygenase (current term)
cholesterol oxidase
cholesterol reductase
cholesterol sulfotransferase
cholesterolaemia
cholesterolaemic
cholesterolemia
cholesterolemias
cholesterolemic
cholesterologenesis
cholesterolosis
cholesterols
cholesteroluria
cholesterosis
cholesterosis cutis

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