Question

Can you list $10$ recombinant proteins which are used in medical practice? Find out where they are used as therapeutics.

Answer 1

The recombinant proteins and their use as therapeutics

1.Insulin - treatment for type I diabetes

2.Interferon alpha - used for chronic hepatitis

3.Interferon beta - used for herpes and viral enteritis

4.Coagulation factor VII - Treatment of hemophilia A

5. Coagulation factor IX - Treatment of hemophilia B

6. DNA base 1 - Treatment of cystic fibrosis

7.Anti-thrombin III - Prevention of blood clot

8. Interferon B - For treatment of multiple sclerosis

9. Human recombinant growth hormone - For promoting growth in an individual

10. Tissue plasminogen activator - Treatment of acute myocardial infection.