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5-Aminolevulinic acid hydrochloride

≥98%, suitable for ligand binding assays

Synonym(s):

δ-Aminolevulinic acid hydrochloride, 5-Amino-4-oxopentanoic acid hydrochloride, 5-Aminolaevulinic acid hydrochloride, ALA

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Linear Formula:
NH2CH2C(O)CH2CH2COOH · HCl
CAS Number:
5451-09-2
Molecular Weight:
167.59
Beilstein:
3690651
EC Number:
226-679-5
MDL number:
MFCD00012869
UNSPSC Code:
12352209
PubChem Substance ID:
24890811
NACRES:
NA.26

product name

5-Aminolevulinic acid hydrochloride, ≥98%

Quality Level

300

Assay

≥98%

form

powder

technique(s)

ligand binding assay: suitable

mp

150 °C

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

Cl[H].NCC(=O)CCC(O)=O

InChI

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

InChI key

ZLHFONARZHCSET-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

5-Aminolevulinic acid hydrochloride has been used to activate or inhibit heme biosynthesis in HeLa and K562 cell lines. It has also been used in photodynamic therapy for A431 tumor bearing mice.

Biochem/physiol Actions

5-Aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA) is an intermediate in heme biosynthesis and is useful in cancer treatment. It is a non-protein amino acid. 5-ALA also has applications in the field of agriculture. It is being studied as an inducing reagent for protoporphyrin IX (PPIX) dependent fluorescence diagnosis of metastatic lymph nodes. 5-ALA is used for photodynamic therapy of diseases, such as Paget′s disease and HPV infection-associated cervical condylomata acuminata.
Intermediate in heme biosynthesis.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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Breann L Brown et al.
Structure (London, England : 1993), 26(4), 580-589 (2018-03-20)
5-Aminolevulinic acid synthase (ALAS) catalyzes the first step in heme biosynthesis. We present the crystal structure of a eukaryotic ALAS from Saccharomyces cerevisiae. In this homodimeric structure, one ALAS subunit contains covalently bound cofactor, pyridoxal 5'-phosphate (PLP), whereas the second
Carla S Santos et al.
Plants (Basel, Switzerland), 8(9) (2019-09-22)
Iron deficiency chlorosis (IDC) is an abiotic stress often experienced by soybean, owing to the low solubility of iron in alkaline soils. Here, soybean lines with contrasting Fe efficiencies were analyzed to test the hypothesis that the Fe efficiency trait
Eric M Kercher et al.
Journal of biomedical optics, 25(6), 1-13 (2020-04-17)
Commercial lasers, lamps, and light-emitting diode (LED) light sources have stimulated the clinical translation of photodynamic therapy (PDT). Yet, the continued exploration of new photosensitizers (PSs) for PDT often requires separate activation wavelengths for each agent being investigated. Customized light
Treatment of HPV infection-associated cervical condylomata acuminata with 5-aminolevulinic acid-mediated photodynamic therapy.
Wang HW
Photochemistry and Photobiology, 88(3), 565-569 (2012)
Optimization of the heme biosynthesis pathway for the production of 5-aminolevulinic acid in Escherichia coli
Junli Zhang
Scientific Reports, 5 (2015)
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