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Abstract
A compound produced from succinyl-CoA and GLYCINE as an intermediate in heme synthesis. It is used as a PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY for actinic KERATOSIS.
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- Delta-Aminolevulinic Acid
- Acid, Aminolevulinic
- Acid, Delta-Aminolevulinic
- Delta Aminolevulinic Acid
- 5-Amino Levulinic Acid
- 5-Aminolaevulinate
- 5-Aminolevulinate
- Aminolevulinic Acid Hydrochloride
- Levulan
- 5 Amino Levulinic Acid
- 5 Aminolaevulinate
- 5 Aminolevulinate
- Acid Hydrochloride, Aminolevulinic
- Acid, 5-Amino Levulinic
- Hydrochloride, Aminolevulinic Acid
- Levulinic Acid, 5-Amino
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Aminolevulinic Acid. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000622. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000622
- Aminolevulinic Acid. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aminolevulinic_acid
- Aminolevulinic Acid. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q238474