Term Name: steroid hydroxylase activity
Synonyms: cytochrome P450 CYP2G1, olfactory-specific steroid hydroxylase activity, steroid monooxygenase activity
Definition: Catalysis of the formation of a hydroxyl group on a steroid by incorporation of oxygen from O2.
Ontology: GO: Molecular Function [GO:0008395]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: monooxygenase activity
has subtype: cholesterol 25-hydroxylase activity cholesterol 26-hydroxylase activity cholesterol monooxygenase (side-chain-cleaving) activity ecdysone 20-monooxygenase activity ecdysteroid 2-hydroxylase activity ecdysteroid 22-hydroxylase activity ecdysteroid 25-hydroxylase activity estradiol 6-beta-monooxygenase activity estrogen 2-hydroxylase activity estrogen 16-alpha-hydroxylase activity progesterone monooxygenase activity steroid 7-alpha-hydroxylase activity steroid 9-alpha-monooxygenase activity steroid 11-beta-monooxygenase activity steroid 17-alpha-monooxygenase activity steroid 21-monooxygenase activity steroid 22S-hydroxylase activity sterol 12-alpha-hydroxylase activity testosterone 6-beta-hydroxylase activity testosterone 15-alpha-hydroxylase activity testosterone 16-alpha-hydroxylase activity testosterone 16-beta-hydroxylase activity vitamin D 23-hydroxylase activity vitamin D 24-hydroxylase activity vitamin D3 25-hydroxylase activity