5-Aminolevulinic Acid Methyl Ester Hydrochloride

CAS: 79416-27-6

Ref. TR-A632585

Product Information

• Name: 5-Aminolevulinic Acid Methyl Ester Hydrochloride
• Synonyms: Pentanoic acid, 5-amino-4-oxo-, methyl ester, hydrochloride (1:1), Pentanoic acid, 5-amino-4-oxo-, methyl ester, hydrochloride (9CI), 5-Amino-4-oxopentanoic acid methyl ester hydrochloride, Methyl 5-amino-4-oxopentanoate hydrochloride, Methyl 5-aminolevulinate hydrochloride, Methyl ALA ester hydrochloride, Methyl aminolevulinate hydrochloride, Metvix, P 1202, delta-Aminolevulinic acid methyl ester hydrochloride, 5-Amino-4-oxopentanoic Acid Methyl Ester Hydrochloride (1:1), Methyl 5-Amino-4-oxopentanoate Hydrochloride, Methyl 5-Aminolevulinate Hydrochloride, Methyl ALA Ester Hydrochloride, Methyl Aminolevulinate Hydrochloride, Metvix, P 1202
• Brand: TRC
• Description: Applications 5-Aminolevulinic Acid Methyl Ester Hydrochloride, is the methyl ester of Aminolevulinic Acid (ALA) (A611780), which has been shown to have higher lipophilicity, and to be highly efficient at inducing protoporphyrin IX (PpIX) production in cell culture.References Morrow, D. I. J., et al.: J. Pharmac. Sci., 99, 3486 (2010); Peng, Q., et al.: Cancer, 79, 2282 (1997)

Chemical properties

• Molecular weight: 181.62
• Formula: C₆H₁₁NO₃·HCl
• Color/Form: Neat
• InChI: InChI=1S/C6H11NO3.ClH/c1-10-6(9)3-2-5(8)4-7;/h2-4,7H2,1H3;1H
• InChI key: InChIKey=UJYSYPVQHFNBML-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• SMILES: COC(=O)CCC(=O)CN.Cl