aminolevulinic acid

Preferred Label : aminolevulinic acid;

MeSH definition : A compound produced from succinyl-CoA and GLYCINE as an intermediate in heme synthesis. It is used as a PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY for actinic KERATOSIS.;

MeSH synonym : delta-aminolevulinic acid; delta aminolevulinic acid; acid, delta-aminolevulinic; acid, aminolevulinic;

MeSH hyponym : levulan; 5-Aminolaevulinate; aminolevulinic acid hydrochloride; 5 Aminolaevulinate; 5-Aminolevulinate; 5 Aminolevulinate; Acid Hydrochloride, Aminolevulinic; Hydrochloride, Aminolevulinic Acid; 5-Amino Levulinic Acid; 5 Amino Levulinic Acid; Acid, 5-Amino Levulinic; Levulinic Acid, 5-Amino;

MeSH CAS label : pentanoic acid, 5-amino-4-oxo-;

MeSH Related Number : 106-60-5 (Aminolevulinic acid); aminolevulinic acid hydrochloride; V35KBM8JGR;

Registry Number MeSH : 106-60-5;

Related CAS MeSH : V35KBM8JGR (Aminolevulinic acid hydrochloride);

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aminolevulinic acid;

Codes EINECS : 203-414-1;

Is substance : O;

UNII : 88755TAZ87;

InChIKey : ZGXJTSGNIOSYLO-UHFFFAOYSA-N;

Details

Origin ID

D000622;

UMLS CUI

C0002563;

ATC code(s)
- aminolevulinic acid [ATC Code]
ATC code(s)
- aminolevulinic acid [ATC Code]
Allowable qualifiers
- administration and dosage [MeSH Qualifier]
- adverse effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- agonists [MeSH Qualifier]
- analogs and derivatives [MeSH Qualifier]
- analysis [MeSH Qualifier]
- antagonists and inhibitors [MeSH Qualifier]
- blood [MeSH Qualifier]
- cerebrospinal fluid [MeSH Qualifier]
- chemical synthesis [MeSH Qualifier]
- chemistry [MeSH Qualifier]
- classification [MeSH Qualifier]
- contraindications [MeSH Qualifier]
- economics [MeSH Qualifier]
- history [MeSH Qualifier]
- immunology [MeSH Qualifier]
- isolation and purification [MeSH Qualifier]
- metabolism [MeSH Qualifier]
- pharmacokinetics [MeSH Qualifier]
- pharmacology [MeSH Qualifier]
- poisoning [MeSH Qualifier]
- radiation effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- standards [MeSH Qualifier]
- supply and distribution [MeSH Qualifier]
- therapeutic use [MeSH Qualifier]
- toxicity [MeSH Qualifier]
- urine [MeSH Qualifier]
CISMeF manual mappings
- 5-amino-4-oxovaleric acid [Substance BNPC]
- 5-aminolevulinic acid (substance) [SNOMED CT concept]
Pharmacological action(s)
- photosensitizing agents [MeSH Descriptor]
Record concept(s)
- 5-Aminolaevulinate [MeSH concept]
- aminolevulinic acid [MeSH concept]
- aminolevulinic acid hydrochloride [MeSH concept]
- levulan [MeSH concept]
Related MeSH Supplementary Concept(s)
- 2-amino-5-hydroxy-4-oxopentanoic acid [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- 4-oxo-L-norvaline [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- 5-aminolaevulinic acid-n-pentylester [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- 5-aminolevulinic acid heptyl ester [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- 5-aminolevulinic acid hexyl ester [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- 5-aminolevulinic acid n-butyl ester [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- 5-chloro-4-oxo-L-norvaline [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- 5-diazo-4-oxonorvaline [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- 5-hydroxylaevulinic acid [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- AP2-18 [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- BF-200 ALA [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- butyryloxymethyl 5-amino-4-oxopentanoate [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- delta-aminolevulinic acid methyl ester [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- methyl 5-aminolevulinate [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein [UMLS semantic type]
- Biologically Active Substance [UMLS semantic type]
- Pharmacologic Substance [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- 5-amino-4-oxovaleric acid [Substance BNPC]
- 5-aminolevulinic acid (substance) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Aminolevulinic Acid [NCIt concept]
- Product containing 5-aminolevulinic acid (medicinal product) [SNOMED CT concept]
- aminolevulinic acid [ATC Code]
- delta aminolevulinic acid [SNOMED Notion]

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