The simplest delta-amino acid in which the hydrogens at the gamma position are replaced by an oxo group. It is metabolised to protoporphyrin IX, a photoactive compound which accumulates in the skin. Used (in the form of the hydrochloride salt)in combination with blue light illumination for the treatment of minimally to moderately thick actinic keratosis of the face or scalp.
Synonyms: 5-amino-4-oxopentanoic acid
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Term information
database
cross reference
- Wikipedia:Aminolevulinic_acid
- LINCS:LSM-5677
- KEGG:D07567
- HMDB:HMDB0001149
- DrugBank:DB00855
- KNApSAcK:C00007378
- KEGG:C00430
Subsets
3_STAR
has related synonym
delta-ALA
aminolevulinic acid
5-Amino-4-oxovaleric acid
5-Aminolevulinate
delta-aminolevulinic acid
dALA
5-Amino-4-oxopentanoate
5-ALA
Term relations
Subclass of:
- delta-amino acid
- 4-oxo monocarboxylic acid
- has role some mouse metabolite
- has role some antineoplastic agent
- has role some Saccharomyces cerevisiae metabolite
- is_conjugate_base_of some 5-ammoniolevulinic acid
- has role some human metabolite
- has role some photosensitizing agent
- is_tautomer_of some 5-ammoniolevulinate
- has role some prodrug
- is_conjugate_acid_of some 5-aminolevulinate
- has role some Escherichia coli metabolite
- has role some dermatologic drug
- has_functional_parent some 4-oxopentanoic acid
- has role some plant metabolite