Recombinant Interferon Alfa-2b

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

**Definition:** A non-glycosylated recombinant interferon with antiviral and antineoplastic activities. Alfa interferons bind to specific cell-surface receptors, resulting in the transcription and translation of genes whose protein products mediate antiviral, antiproliferative, anticancer, and immune-modulating effects.

**Synonyms:** - Alfatronol - Bioferon - Bioferon (TM) - Glucoferon - Heberon Alfa - IFN alpha-2B - IFN alpha-2B - INTERFERON ALFA-2B - Interferon Alfa-2B - Interferon Alpha-2b - Interferon alfa 2b - Interferon alfa-2b - Intron A - Intron A - Sch 30500 - Urifron - Viraferon - Viraferon - interferon alfa-2b - recombinant interferon alfa-2b