Title: Denileukin Diftitox
CAS Registry Number: 173146-27-5
CAS Name: N-L-Methionyl-387-L-histidine-388-L-alanine-1-388-toxin (
Corynebacterium diphtheriae strain C7) (388?2¢)-protein with 2-133-interleukin 2 (human clone pTIL2-21a)
Synonyms: DAB389IL2
Manufacturers' Codes: LY-335348
Trademarks: Ontak (Ligand)
Literature References: Recombinant fusion protein consisting of the catalytic and translocation domains of diphtheria toxin fused to interleukin 2,
q.v. Immunotoxin that selectively targets eukaryotic cells expressing the interleukin 2 receptor. Prepn: D. Williams
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et al., Curr. Top. Microbiol. Immunol. 234, 63-81 (1998).
Therap-Cat: Antineoplastic.
Keywords: Antineoplastic; Immunotoxins.