Palifermin

Palifermin
Clinical data
AHFS/Drugs.comMonograph
MedlinePlusa605017
Routes of
administration
intravenous bolus injection
ATC code
Identifiers
CAS Number
IUPHAR/BPS
DrugBank
ChemSpider
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UNII
ChEMBL
ECHA InfoCard100.118.147
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC721H1142N202O204S9
Molar mass16192.82 g·mol−1
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Palifermin (trade name Kepivance, marketed by Biovitrum) is a truncated human recombinant keratinocyte growth factor (KGF) produced in Escherichia coli. KGF stimulates the growth of cells that line the surface of the mouth and intestinal tract.