delta-Aminolevulinic acid hydrochloride

CAS: 5451-09-2

Ref. FT-FSIA167

Product Information

• Name: delta-Aminolevulinic acid hydrochloride
• Synonyms: 5 Aminolaevulinate, 5 Aminolevulinate, 5-Aminolaevulinate, 5-Amino Levulinic,Hydrochloride Acid, 5-Amino-15N-levulinic Acid HCl, 5-Amino-4-Oxopentanoic Acid Hydrochloride (1:1), 5-Amino-4-ketovaleric acid hydrochloride, 5-Amino-4-oxopentanoic acid hydrochloride, 5-Aminolaevulinic acid hydrochloride, 5-Aminolevulinic Acid Hydrochloride Salt, 5-Aminolevulinic acid HCl, 5-Aminolevulinic-3-13C Acid HCl, 5-Aminolevulinicacid hydrochloride, 5-amino-3-oxopentanoic acid, HCl, Ameluz, Aminolevulinic Acid Hydrochloride, Gliolan, Levulan Kerastick, Levulinic acid, 5-amino-, hydrochloride, Pentanoic acid, 5-amino-4-oxo-, hydrochloride, Pentanoic acid, 5-amino-4-oxo-, hydrochloride (1:1), d-Aminolevulinic Acid, HCl, δ-Aminolevulinic acid hydrochloride
• CAS: 5451-09-2

Description

Background: delta-Aminolevulinic acid is an endogenous compound in the porphyrin synthesis pathways of heme and chlorophyll, and in photodynamic therapy, where 5ALA is being studied in different types of cancer 1-3 It also is a main indicator of altered metabolism and indicator of porphyria disease and dioxin exposure, and found in the urine of experimental animals exposed to 2,​3,​7,​8-​tetrachlorodibenzo-​p-​dioxin (I) [1746-​01-​6]​, and in the urine of construction workers exposed to lead. 4-6

• Brand: Frontier

Chemical properties

• Molecular weight: 167.59
• Formula: C5H9NO3.HCl
• Purity: >98%