Preferred Name

5-aminolevulinic acid
Synonyms

delta-aminolevulinic acid

aminolevulinic acid

5-ALA

5-Amino-4-oxopentanoate

delta-ALA

5-Aminolevulinate

dALA

5-Amino-4-oxovaleric acid

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

charge

0

database_cross_reference

PMID:15996585

HMDB:HMDB0001149

PMID:23360321

KEGG:C00430

PMID:23307195

LINCS:LSM-5677

DrugBank:DB00855

PMID:23339045

Wikipedia:Aminolevulinic_acid

PMID:19378778

PMID:11303952

PMID:22378066

PMID:7890117

PMID:23242333

PMID:18982627

CAS:106-60-5

PMID:22700502

Drug_Central:166

KEGG:D07567

PMID:23291627

KNApSAcK:C00007378

PMID:23299429

Reaxys:1759139

PMID:15756058

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 functional parent

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

has role

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

has_alternative_id

CHEBI:2034

CHEBI:20547

has_exact_synonym

5-amino-4-oxopentanoic acid

has_obo_namespace

chebi_ontology

has_related_synonym

delta-aminolevulinic acid

aminolevulinic acid

5-ALA

5-Amino-4-oxopentanoate

delta-ALA

5-Aminolevulinate

dALA

5-Amino-4-oxovaleric acid

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

smiles

NCC(=O)CCC(O)=O

treeView

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

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

subClassOf

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

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

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