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    Alglucerase

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    Alglucerase
    Clinical data
    AHFS/Drugs.comMonograph
    MedlinePlusa692001
    ATC code
    Pharmacokinetic data
    Elimination half-life3.6–10.4 min
    Identifiers
    IUPAC name
    • Human beta-glucocerebrosidase
    CAS Number
    DrugBank
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    • none
    UNII
    KEGG
    ChEMBL
    Chemical and physical data
    FormulaC2532H3854N672O711S16
    Molar mass55597.64 g·mol−1
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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 approved 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    It was approved by the FDA in 1991.[2] It has been withdrawn from the market[3][4] due to the approval of similar drugs made with recombinant DNA technology instead of being harvested from tissue; drugs made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[edit]

    1. ^ a b c d Deegan PB, Cox TM (2012). "Imiglucerase in the treatment of Gaucher disease: a history and perspective". Drug Design, Development and Therapy. 6: 81–106. doi:10.2147/DDDT.S14395. PMC 3340106. PMID 22563238.
    2. ^ World Health Organization. Regulatory Matters WHO Drug Information 5:3 1991. p 123
    3. ^ Aetna. Last reviewed 8 August 2014 Clinical Policy Bulletin Number: 0442: Enzyme-replacement Therapy for Lysosomal Storage Disorders
    4. ^ 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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