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A3785

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
NACRES:
NA.26
PubChem Substance ID:
24890811
UNSPSC Code:
12352209
EC Number:
226-679-5
MDL number:
MFCD00012869
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
3690651

Product Name

5-Aminolevulinic acid hydrochloride, ≥98%

InChI key

ZLHFONARZHCSET-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

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

SMILES string

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

assay

≥98%

form

powder

technique(s)

ligand binding assay: suitable

mp

150 °C

storage temp.

−20°C

Quality Level

300

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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

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

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0000505945
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Shigeru Kato et al.
The Journal of surgical research, 176(2), 430-436 (2012-01-10)
Lymph node metastasis is one of the most critical prognostic factors in patients with colorectal cancer. Although regional lymph nodes should be surgically resected and pathologically examined, techniques for the intraoperative diagnosis of lymph node metastasis remain to be well
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
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)
The mitochondrial heme exporter FLVCR1b mediates erythroid differentiation
Deborah Chiabrando, et.al
The Journal of Clinical Investigation, 122(12), 4569-4579 (2012)
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