Alglucerase
| Systematic (IUPAC) name | |
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Human beta-glucocerebrosidase
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| Clinical data | |
| AHFS/Drugs.com | monograph |
| MedlinePlus | a692001 |
| Pharmacokinetic data | |
| Biological half-life | 3.6–10.4 min |
| Identifiers | |
| CAS Number | 37228-64-1  |
| ATC code | A16AB01 (WHO) |
| DrugBank | DB00088 |
| UNII | 27T56C7KK0 |
| KEGG | D09675 |
| ChEMBL | CHEMBL1201633  |
| Chemical data | |
| Formula | C2532H3854N672O711S16 |
| Molecular mass | 55597.4 g/mol |
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Alglucerase was a biopharmaceutical drug for the treatment of Gaucher's disease. It was a modified form of human β-glucocerebrosidase enzyme, where the non-reducing ends of the oligosaccharide chains have been terminated with mannose residues.[1]
Ceredase is the trade name of a citrate buffered solution of alglucerase that was manufactured by Genzyme Corporation from human placental tissue.[1] It is given intravenously in the treatment of Type 1 Gaucher's disease. This was the first drug appoved as an enzyme replacement therapy.[1]
It was approved by the FDA in 1991.[2] It has been withdrawn from the market[3][4] due to the approval of similar drugs made with recombinant DNA technology instead of being harvested from tissue; drugs made recombinantly, since there is no concern about diseases being transmitted from the tissue used in harvesting, and are less expensive to manufacture[1] (see imiglucerase).
References
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- ↑ World Health Organization. Regulatory Matters WHO Drug Information 5:3) 1991. p 123
- ↑ Aetna. Last reviewed 8 August 2014 Clinical Policy Bulletin Number: 0442: Enzyme-replacement Therapy for Lysosomal Storage Disorders
- ↑ FDA Prescription and Over-the-Counter Drug Product List. 32ND Edition Cumulative Supplement Number 3: March 2012. Additions/Deletions for Prescription Drug Product List
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