Drug General Information
Drug ID
D03GLH
Former ID
DAP000314
Drug Name
Aminolevulinic acid
Synonyms
Aladerm; Aminolevulinate; Aminolevulinic; Kerastick; Delta-ALA; Delta-aminolevulinic acid; Levulinic acid, 5-amino-(8CI); Pentanoic acid, 5-amino-4-oxo-(9CI); 5-ALA; 5-Amino-4-oxopentanoate; 5-Amino-4-oxopentanoic acid; 5-Amino-4-oxovaleric acid; 5-Aminolevulinate; 5-Aminolevulinic acid; 5-amino-levulinate
Drug Type
Small molecular drug
Indication Photodynamic therapy [ICD9: 706.1; ICD10:L70.0] Approved [468013], [536361]
Therapeutic Class
Photosensitizing Agents
Structure
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3D MOL

Formula
C5H9NO3
InChI
InChI=1S/C5H9NO3/c6-3-4(7)1-2-5(8)9/h1-3,6H2,(H,8,9)
InChIKey
ZGXJTSGNIOSYLO-UHFFFAOYSA-N
CAS Number
CAS 106-60-5
PubChem Compound ID
PubChem Substance ID
ChEBI ID
ChEBI:17549
SuperDrug ATC ID
L01XD04
SuperDrug CAS ID
cas=000106605
Target and Pathway
Target(s) Delta-aminolevulinic acid dehydratase Target Info Inhibitor [534911], [535413], [535718]
BioCyc Pathway Heme biosynthesis
Tetrapyrrole biosynthesis
KEGG Pathway Porphyrin and chlorophyll metabolism
Metabolic pathways
PANTHER Pathway Heme biosynthesis
PathWhiz Pathway Porphyrin Metabolism
WikiPathways Heme Biosynthesis
Metabolism of porphyrins
References
Ref 468013(http://www.guidetopharmacology.org/) Nucleic Acids Res. 2015 Oct 12. pii: gkv1037. The IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY in 2016: towards curated quantitative interactions between 1300 protein targets and 6000 ligands. (Ligand id: 4784).
Ref 536361Natural products as sources of new drugs over the last 25 years. J Nat Prod. 2007 Mar;70(3):461-77. Epub 2007 Feb 20.
Ref 534911A novel mutation of delta-aminolaevulinate dehydratase in a healthy child with 12% erythrocyte enzyme activity. Br J Haematol. 1999 Sep;106(4):931-7.
Ref 535413Melatonin protects against delta-aminolevulinic acid-induced oxidative damage in male Syrian hamster Harderian glands. Int J Biochem Cell Biol. 2002 May;34(5):544-53.
Ref 535718Exploring proteomes and analyzing protein processing by mass spectrometric identification of sorted N-terminal peptides. Nat Biotechnol. 2003 May;21(5):566-9. Epub 2003 Mar 31.

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