Aminolevulinic Acid

"Aminolevulinic Acid" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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

Descriptor ID	D000622
MeSH Number(s)	D02.241.755.547.276 D12.125.262
Concept/Terms	Aminolevulinic Acid Aminolevulinic Acid Acid, Aminolevulinic Delta-Aminolevulinic Acid Acid, Delta-Aminolevulinic Delta Aminolevulinic Acid Levulan Levulan 5-Aminolaevulinate 5-Aminolaevulinate 5 Aminolaevulinate 5-Aminolevulinate 5 Aminolevulinate Aminolevulinic Acid Hydrochloride Aminolevulinic Acid Hydrochloride Acid Hydrochloride, Aminolevulinic Hydrochloride, Aminolevulinic Acid

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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Organic Chemicals [D02]
Carboxylic Acids [D02.241]
Keto Acids [D02.241.755]
Levulinic Acids [D02.241.755.547]
Aminolevulinic Acid [D02.241.755.547.276]
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins [D12]
Amino Acids [D12.125]
Aminolevulinic Acid [D12.125.262]

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