Epoetin Alfa FDA Link

This recombinant erythropoietin, a 165-amino acid glycoprotein (about 62% protein and 38% carbohydrate), regulates red blood cell production. Epoetin alfa is produced by Chinese hamster ovary cells into which the human erythropoietin gene has been inserted. (USP Dictionary of USAN and International Drug Names, 1996).

Also Known As:

Epogen; Eprex

Pharmalogical Action Categories:

Hematinics

Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins
- Proteins: 58235
  - Glycoproteins: 14348
    - Colony-Stimulating Factors: 989
      - Erythropoietin: 6880
        Recombinant Erythropoietin: 502
        Epoetin Alfa: 507
  - Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins: 9140
    - Cytokines: 34275
      - Hematopoietic Cell Growth Factors: 11
        Colony-Stimulating Factors: 989
        Erythropoietin: 6880
        Recombinant Erythropoietin: 502
        Epoetin Alfa: 507
  - Recombinant Proteins: 499
    - Recombinant Erythropoietin: 502
      - Epoetin Alfa: 507
- Peptides: 16217
  - Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins: 9140
    - Cytokines: 34275
      - Hematopoietic Cell Growth Factors: 11
        Colony-Stimulating Factors: 989
        Erythropoietin: 6880
        Recombinant Erythropoietin: 502
        Epoetin Alfa: 507
Biological Factors: 929
- Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins: 9140
  - Cytokines: 34275
    - Hematopoietic Cell Growth Factors: 11
      - Colony-Stimulating Factors: 989
        Erythropoietin: 6880
        Recombinant Erythropoietin: 502
        Epoetin Alfa: 507

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