cholesterol 26-hydroxylase activity
Catalysis of the reaction: cholesterol + H+ NADPH + O2 = 26-hydroxycholesterol + H2O + NADP+.
GO:0008395
steroid hydroxylase activity
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GO:0016716
oxidoreductase activity, acting on paired donors, with incorporation or reduction of molecular oxygen, another compound as one donor, and incorporation of one atom of oxygen
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