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Active ingredient: Alemtuzumab - Chemisty and Biological Activity

Chemisty and Biological Activity

Chemical Formula

C6468H10066N1732O2005S40

Chemical Name

Humanized anti-CD52 antibody

Chemical Structure >1CE1:H CAMPATH-1H:Heavy Chain 1 QVQLQESGPGLVRPSQTLSLTCTVSGFTFTDFYMNWVRQPPGRGLEWIGFIRDKAKGYTTEYNPSVKGRVTMLVDTSKNQFSLRLSSVTAADTAVYYCAREGHTAAPFDYWGQGSLVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKKVEPKSCDKTHTCPPCPAPELLGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALPAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSRDELTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSLSLSPGK >1CE1:L CAMPATH-1H:Light Chain 1 DIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCKASQNIDKYLNWYQQKPGKAPKLLIYNTNNLQTGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTFTISSLQPEDIATYYCLQHISRPRTFGQGTKVEIKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNR >1CE1:H CAMPATH-1H:Heavy Chain 2 QVQLQESGPGLVRPSQTLSLTCTVSGFTFTDFYMNWVRQPPGRGLEWIGFIRDKAKGYTTEYNPSVKGRVTMLVDTSKNQFSLRLSSVTAADTAVYYCAREGHTAAPFDYWGQGSLVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKKVEPKSCDKTHTCPPCPAPELLGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALPAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSRDELTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSLSLSPGK >1CE1:L CAMPATH-1H:Light Chain 2 DIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCKASQNIDKYLNWYQQKPGKAPKLLIYNTNNLQTGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTFTISSLQPEDIATYYCLQHISRPRTFGQGTKVEIKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNR

Molecular Weight

145453.8

Physical State

Liquid

Melting Point

61 oC (FAB fragment), 71 oC (whole mAb) – Vermeer, A.W.P. & Norde, W., Biophys. J. 78:394-404 (2000).

Water Solubility

Not Available

Isoelectric Point

8.76

Organisms Affected

Not Available

Phase 1 Metabolising Enzyme (1-st Step of Metabolism)

Not Available

Primary Drug Target
NameCD52 Antigen
Gene NameCD52
SynonymsCAMPATH-1 antigen precursor; CD52 antigen; CDW52; Cambridge pathology 1 antigen; Epididymal secretory protein E5
Specific FunctionMay play a role in carrying and orienting carbohydrate, as well as having a more specific role

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