Preferred Name

5-aminolevulinic acid
Synonyms

5-Aminolevulinate

delta-aminolevulinic acid

aminolevulinic acid

5-Amino-4-oxovaleric acid

5-Amino-4-oxopentanoate

5-ALA

dALA

delta-ALA

5-amino-4-oxopentanoic acid

Definitions

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.

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_17549

alternative term

5-Aminolevulinate

delta-aminolevulinic acid

aminolevulinic acid

5-Amino-4-oxovaleric acid

5-Amino-4-oxopentanoate

5-ALA

dALA

delta-ALA

5-amino-4-oxopentanoic acid

bearer of

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_47868

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_35610

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_76924

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_75772

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_77746

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_75771

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_76971

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_50177

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_50266

charge

0

database_cross_reference

PMID:22700502

PMID:23299429

PMID:15756058

PMID:23307195

PMID:23339045

PMID:19378778

PMID:23242333

LINCS:LSM-5677

PMID:7890117

DrugBank:DB00855

CAS:106-60-5

PMID:11303952

KEGG:C00430

PMID:23291627

HMDB:HMDB0001149

PMID:22378066

PMID:18982627

Wikipedia:Aminolevulinic_acid

Reaxys:1759139

KNApSAcK:C00007378

Beilstein:1759139

PMID:15996585

PMID:23360321

Drug_Central:166

KEGG:D07567

definition

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.

formula

C5H9NO3

has_alternative_id

CHEBI:20547

CHEBI:2034

has_exact_synonym

5-amino-4-oxopentanoic acid

has_functional_parent

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_45630

has_obo_namespace

chebi_ontology

has_related_synonym

5-Aminolevulinate

delta-aminolevulinic acid

aminolevulinic acid

5-Amino-4-oxovaleric acid

5-Amino-4-oxopentanoate

5-ALA

dALA

delta-ALA

id

CHEBI:17549

in_subset

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/chebi#3_STAR

inchi

InChI=1S/C5H9NO3/c6-3-4(7)1-2-5(8)9/h1-3,6H2,(H,8,9)

inchikey

ZGXJTSGNIOSYLO-UHFFFAOYSA-N

is_conjugate_acid_of

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_12109

is_conjugate_base_of

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_132970

is_tautomer_of

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_356416

label

5-aminolevulinic acid

mass

131.12990

monoisotopicmass

131.05824

notation

CHEBI:17549

prefLabel

5-aminolevulinic acid

RO_0000087

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_47868

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_35610

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_76924

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_75772

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_77746

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_75771

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_76971

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_50177

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_50266

smiles

NCC(=O)CCC(O)=O

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_35931

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_35950

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