P450 scc

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cytochrome P450, family 11, subfamily A, polypeptide 1
Identifiers
Symbol(s) CYP11A1 CYP11A
Entrez 1583
OMIM 118485
RefSeq NM_000781
UniProt P05108
Other data
EC number 1.14.15.67
Locus Chr. 15 q23-q24
Production of DHEA from Cholesterol
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Production of DHEA from Cholesterol

P450 scc is an enzyme associated with the conversion of cholesterol to pregnenolone.

The "scc" refers to side chain cleavage.

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