SYNONYMS
Leukocyte IFN, B cell IFN, Type I IFN, IFNB1, IFB, IFF, IFNB, IFN-b 1b, MGC96956.
INTRODUCTION
IFN-beta 1b has antiviral, antibacterial and anticancer activities.
DESCRIPTION
IFN beta 1b Human Recombinant produced in E.Coli is a single, non-glycosylated mutein (variant form) of human IFN beta-1b polypeptide chain containing 165 amino acids and having a molecular mass of 18510.86 Dalton.
The IFN-beta gene was cloned from human fibroblasts and altered to substitute Serine for the Cysteine residue found at position 17.
IFN beta-1b is purified by proprietary chromatographic techniques.
