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Alternate Names: 5-Aminolevulinic acid hydrochloride, Ameluz, Alaglio, Gleolan, Alabel
CAS No: 5451-09-2
PubChem CID: 123608
Mol Formula: C5H10ClNO3
Mol Weight: 167.59 g/mol
IUPAC Name: 5-amino-4-oxopentanoic acid;hydrochloride
Therapeutic use: Antineoplastics
Drug Class: Cytotoxics
Commercial / Development Status: Commercial APIs
Source / Manufacturing Origin: Synthetic APIs
API Description: Aminolevulinic Acid HCl is the hydrochloride salt form of aminolevulinic acid, enhancing its stability and solubility for medical applications. It is utilized in photodynamic therapy to treat actinic keratosis and certain types of superficial cancerous lesions. 5-aminolevulinic acid hydrochloride is a hydrochloride that is the monohydrochloride of 5-aminolevulinic acid. It is metabolised to protoporphyrin IX, a photoactive compound which accumulates in the skin. Used in combination with blue light illumination for the treatment of minimally to moderately thick actinic keratosis of the face or scalp. It has a role as an antineoplastic agent, a photosensitizing agent, a dermatologic drug and a prodrug. It contains a 5-ammoniolevulinic acid.
