Interferon Alfa-N1

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

**Definition:** A highly purified alpha interferon produced by a human lymphoid cell line. Interferon alpha-n1 consists of multiple alpha interferon subtypes, at least two of which are glycosylated. In contrast, recombinant alpha interferons are individual non-glycosylated proteins produced from individual alpha interferon genes. Alpha interferons bind to specific cell-surface receptors, resulting in the transcription and translation of genes whose proteins have antiviral, antiproliferative, anticancer, and immune-modulating effects. (NCI04)

**Synonyms:** - Humoferon - INTERFERON ALFA-N1 - Interferon Alfa - Interferon alfa-n1 - Wellferon