recombinant interferon alfa-2a
A non-glycosylated recombinant human alpha interferon, subtype 2a, produced in the bacterium E. coli. Interferon alpha-2a binds to its specific cell-surface receptor, resulting in the transcription and translation of genes whose protein products have antiviral, antiproliferative, anticancer, and immune modulating effects.
| Synonym: | alpha 2 interferon IFN alpha-2A IFN-alpha 2 interferon alfa 2a interferon alfa-2a |
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| US brand name: | Roferon A Roferon-A |
| Foreign brand name: | Laroferon Roceron-A |
| Abbreviation: | rHuIFN-a 2a |
| NSC code: | 367982 |