Interferon Alfacon-1

**Semantic type:** Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein|Pharmacologic Substance

**Definition:** An analogue of consensus interferon which contains an additional methionyl amino acid residue. Consensus interferon (also known as interferon alfacon-1, rCon-IFN, and CIFN) is a genetically engineered synthetic interferon created from the most common amino acid sequences from the naturally occurring alpha interferons. Alpha interferons bind to specific cell-surface receptors, resulting in the transcription and translation of genes whose protein products have antiviral, antiproliferative, anticancer, and immune-modulating effects.

**Synonyms:** - Advaferon - CIFN - Consensus Interferon - IFN Alfacon-1 - INTERFERON ALFACON-1 - Infergen - Interferon Consensus, Methionyl - Methionyl Interferon Consensus - Methionyl-Interferon-Consensus - Recombinant Consensus Interferon - Recombinant methionyl human consensus interferon - interferon consensus, methionyl - methionyl interferon consensus - r-metHuIFN-Con1