Rasburicase

Names

[ Name ]:
Rasburicase

[Synonym ]:
RASBURICASE

Biological Activity

[Description]:

Rasburicase is a recombinant urate oxidase and a hyperuricemia inhibitor. Rasburicase converts uric acid into allantoin, making it easier to be cleared by the kidneys and improving the elevated level of uric acid in the blood[1].

[Related Catalog]:

Research Areas >> Metabolic Disease

[References]

[1]. Cammalleri L, et al. Rasburicase represents a new tool for hyperuricemia in tumor lysis syndrome and in gout. Int J Med Sci. 2007 Mar 2;4(2):83-93.

Chemical & Physical Properties

[ Molecular Formula ]:
C₁₅₂₃H₂₃₈₃N₄₁₇O₄₆₂S₇