Sterol side chain-cleaving enzyme protein and use thereof

(2) substrate specificity: when microorganisms that produce the enzyme protein are allowed to react with an aqueous solution containing 100 μg/ml 4-cholesten-3-one or cholesterol at 28° C. for 5 hours, the conversion reaction rate from 4-cholesten-3-one to progesterone is 10% or more, and the conversion rate from cholesterol to pregnenolone is...