5-Aminolevulinic acid
Product Specifications
UNSPSC Description
5-Aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA) is a non-protein amino acid that plays a rate-limiting role in heme biosynthesis.
Target Antigen
Endogenous Metabolite
Type
Natural Products
Related Pathways
Metabolic Enzyme/Protease
Applications
Neuroscience-Neuromodulation
Field of Research
Cardiovascular Disease; Cancer
Assay Protocol
https://www.medchemexpress.com/5-Amino-4-oxopentanoic_acid.html
Solubility
DMSO : 100 mg/mL (ultrasonic)
Smiles
O=C(O)CCC(CN)=O
Molecular Weight
131.13
References & Citations
[1]Pedrosa-Gerasmio IR, et al. Effects of 5-Aminolevulinic Acid on Gene Expression, Immunity, and ATP Levels in Pacific White Shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei. Mar Biotechnol (NY). 2018 Aug 25.bioRxiv. 2023 Jun 3.|J Inorg Biochem. 2023 Jul 24, 112340.|Lasers Med Sci. 2021 Jan 3.|Nature. 2024 Dec 18.|Pharmacol Res. 2021 Jun 1;105701.|PLoS Biol. 2024 June 27.|Adv Sci (Weinh). 2019 Jan 20;6(5):1802057. |Cell Death Dis. 2021 Oct 25;12(11):999.|EMBO Mol Med. 2023 Feb 6;e16959.|Genome Biol. 2022 Dec 15;23(1):259.|Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther. 2022 Aug 3;103053.|Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther. 2023 May 21;103612.|Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther. 2024 Apr 17:104093.
Shipping Conditions
Room temperature
Product Datasheet
http://file.medchemexpress.com/batch_PDF/HY-W000450/5-Aminolevulinic-acid-DataSheet-MedChemExpress.pdf
Product MSDS
http://file.medchemexpress.com/batch_PDF/HY-W000450/
Clinical Information
Launched
CAS Number
106-60-5
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