A5575

Methyl δ-aminolevulinate hydrochloride

≥98% (TLC)

• Synonym(s): 5-Amino-4-oxopentanoic acid methyl ester, 5-Aminolevulinic acid methyl ester
• Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C₆H₁₁NO₃ · HCl
• CAS Number: 79416-27-6
• Molecular Weight: 181.62
• NACRES: NA.26
• PubChem Substance ID: 24890995
• UNSPSC Code: 12352209
• EC Number: 279-151-1
• MDL number: MFCD00012868

Properties

• Product Name: Methyl δ-aminolevulinate hydrochloride, ≥98% (TLC)
• Quality Segment: 200
• assay: ≥98% (TLC)
• form: powder
• color: white
• storage temp.: 2-8°C
• SMILES string: Cl.COC(=O)CCC(=O)CN
• InChI: 1S/C6H11NO3.ClH/c1-10-6(9)3-2-5(8)4-7;/h2-4,7H2,1H3;1H
• InChI key: UJYSYPVQHFNBML-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

Biochem/physiol Actions

Methyl δ-aminolevulinate (methyl-ALA, MAL) and 5-Aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA) are commonly used in photosentizer reagents for photodynamic therapy to treat conditions such as Acne vulgaris and hypertrophic scarring.

Safety Information

• pictograms: GHS07
• signalword: Warning
• hcodes: H315,H319,H335
• pcodes: P261 - P264 - P271 - P280 - P302 + P352 - P305 + P351 + P338
• Hazard Classifications: Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3
• target_organs: Respiratory system
• Storage Class: 11 - Combustible Solids
• wgk: WGK 3
• flash_point_f: Not applicable
• flash_point_c: Not applicable
• ppe: dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves