Sunday, July 28, 2013

Q: What bacteria E.coli has to do with Filgrastim (Neupogen)?


Answer:
Filgrastim  (Neupogen) is a granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) analog used to stimulate the proliferation and differentiation of granulocytes. It is produced by recombinant DNA technology.

The gene for human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor is inserted into the genetic material of Escherichia coli. The G-CSF then produced by E. coli is different from G-CSF naturally made in humans.

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