steroid 15-alpha-hydroxylase activity
Catalysis of the reaction: reduced [NADPH-hemoprotein reductase] + O2 + a steroid = oxidized [NADPH-hemoprotein reductase] + H2O + H+ + 15alpha-hydroxy steroid.
GO:0008395
steroid hydroxylase activity
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GO:0016705
oxidoreductase activity, acting on paired donors, with incorporation or reduction of molecular oxygen
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cytochrome P450 CYP2A4
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