Interferon Alfa-2c

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

**Definition:** A recombinant form of interferon alpha (IFNa), with immunostimulatory, antiviral and antineoplastic activities. Upon administration, interferon alpha-2c (IFNa-2c) targets and binds to specific cell-surface receptors, resulting in the transcription and translation of genes whose protein products mediate antiviral, antiproliferative, anticancer, and immune-modulating effects. This IFN variant has arginine at position 23 and position 34.

**Synonyms:** - Berofor - IFN-alpha 2c - IFNa-2c - INTERFERON ALFA-2C - Interferon Alfa-2c, Human Clone PDH13 - Interferon Alpha-2c - Interferon alfa-2c - Recombinant Interferon Alfa-2c - r-HUIFN-alpha 2 Arg - r-HUIFN-alpha 2 Arginine