General Information
Drug ID
DR00057
Drug Name
Aminolevulinic acid
Synonyms
5-ALA; 5-Amino-4-oxopentanoate; 5-Amino-4-oxopentanoic acid; 5-Amino-4-oxovaleric acid; 5-Aminolevulinate; 5-Aminolevulinic acid; 5-amino-levulinate; Aladerm; Aminolevulinate; Aminolevulinic; Delta-ALA; Delta-aminolevulinic acid; Kerastick; Levulinic acid, 5-amino-(8CI); Pentanoic acid, 5-amino-4-oxo-(9CI)
Drug Type
Small molecular drug
Indication Photodynamic therapy [ICD11: EK90.0] Approved [1]
Therapeutic Class
Photosensitizing Agents
Structure
3D MOL 2D MOL
Formula
C5H9NO3
Canonical SMILES
C(CC(=O)O)C(=O)CN
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
Pharmaceutical Properties Molecular Weight 131.13 Topological Polar Surface Area 80.4
Heavy Atom Count 9 Rotatable Bond Count 4
Hydrogen Bond Donor Count 2 Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count 4
XLogP
-3.8
PubChem CID
137
PubChem SID
103182993 , 104098261 , 104170099 , 104293958 , 108134724 , 11342129 , 11362312 , 11364476 , 11367038 , 11369600 , 11372726 , 11374315 , 11377762 , 11485579 , 11487714 , 11489478 , 11491469 , 11492433 , 11495396 , 118693344 , 121362447 , 124799829 , 125662954 , 126523837 , 126579879 , 126630164 , 15170674 , 24438516 , 3719 , 46506856 , 47589325 , 47662632 , 50002793 , 50122683 , 51031867 , 51091887 , 53789366 , 5427092 , 56320695 , 56322917 , 57319985 , 8144107 , 8150474 , 841472 , 85083671 , 85291378 , 92298402 , 92712186 , 93166418 , 99451455
ChEBI ID
ChEBI:17549
TTD Drug ID
D0Y7ZD
DT(s) Transporting This Drug PAT1 Transporter Info Proton-coupled amino acid transporter 1 Substrate [2]
PEPT1 Transporter Info Peptide transporter 1 Substrate [3]
PEPT2 Transporter Info Peptide transporter 2 Substrate [4]
Drug-Transporter Activity Data
Drug-Transporter Activity Data PAT1 Transporter Info Km = 6800 microM Monkey kidney fibroblast-like cell (COS)7-hPAT1 [2]
PEPT1 Transporter Info Km = 394 microM Oocytes-PEPT1 [5]
PEPT1 Transporter Info Km = 1600 microM Oocytes-PEPT1 [3]
PEPT2 Transporter Info Km = 227 microM Oocytes-PEPT2 [5]
References
1 Aminolevulinic acid was approved by FDA. The official website of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. (2019)
2 Delta-aminolevulinic acid is a substrate for the amino acid transporter SLC36A1 (hPAT1). Br J Pharmacol. 2010 Mar;159(6):1339-53.
3 Transport of the photodynamic therapy agent 5-aminolevulinic acid by distinct H+-coupled nutrient carriers coexpressed in the small intestine. J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 2010 Jan;332(1):220-8.
4 PEPT2-mediated transport of 5-aminolevulinic acid and carnosine in astrocytes. Brain Res. 2006 Nov 29;1122(1):18-23.
5 Delta-aminolevulinic acid transport by intestinal and renal peptide transporters and its physiological and clinical implications. J Clin Invest. 1998 Jun 15;101(12):2761-7.

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