benralizumab   Click here for help

GtoPdb Ligand ID: 7674

Synonyms: BIW-8405 | Fasenra® | KHK4563 | MEDI-563
Approved drug Immunopharmacology Ligand
benralizumab is an approved drug (FDA (2017), EMA (2018))
Compound class: Antibody
Comment: Benralizumab is a humanized, afucosylated mAb targeting the IL5Rα which is expressed by cells of the eosinophil lineage. The antibody is afucosylated (ie has fucose containing oligosaccharide side-chains removed) to improve structure, stability, and biological function.
Peptide sequence information for this antibody is available from its IMGT/mAb-DB link.
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Compound class Antibody
Approved drug? Yes. FDA (2017)  |  EMA (2018)
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INN number INN
9233 benralizumab
Synonyms Click here for help
BIW-8405 | Fasenra® | KHK4563 | MEDI-563
Database Links Click here for help
Specialist databases
IMGT/mAb-DB 334
Other databases
ChEMBL Ligand CHEMBL1742991
GtoPdb PubChem SID 223366009
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