Record Information
Version1.0
StatusDetected and Quantified
Creation Date2021-11-17 23:32:45 UTC
Update Date2024-10-13 12:08:49 UTC
Metabolite IDMMDBc0029572
Metabolite Identification
Common Name5-Aminolevulinic acid
Description5-Aminolevulinic acid is an intermediate in heme synthesis. This is the first compound in the porphyrin synthesis pathway. It is produced by the enzyme ALA synthase, from glycine and succinyl CoA. This reaction is known as the Shemin pathway.
Structure
Synonyms
ValueSource
5-ALAChEBI
5-Amino-4-oxopentanoateChEBI
5-Amino-4-oxovaleric acidChEBI
5-AminolevulinateChEBI
Aminolevulinic acidChEBI
DALAChEBI
delta-ALAChEBI
delta-Aminolevulinic acidChEBI
5-Amino-4-oxopentanoic acidGenerator
5-Amino-4-oxovalerateGenerator
AminolevulinateGenerator
Δ-alaGenerator
delta-AminolevulinateGenerator
Δ-aminolevulinateGenerator
Δ-aminolevulinic acidGenerator
5-Amino-4-oxo-pentanoateHMDB
5-Amino-4-oxo-pentanoic acidHMDB
5-Amino-levulinateHMDB
5-Amino-levulinic acidHMDB
5-AminolaevulinateHMDB
5-Aminolaevulinic acidHMDB
AladermHMDB
Amino-levulinic acidHMDB
KerastickHMDB
5 AminolevulinateHMDB
Acid, Delta-aminolevulinicHMDB
LevulanHMDB
5 AminolaevulinateHMDB
Acid hydrochloride, aminolevulinicHMDB
Bertek brand OF aminolevulinic acid hydrochlorideHMDB
Hydrochloride, aminolevulinic acidHMDB
Acid, aminolevulinicHMDB
Aminolevulinic acid hydrochlorideHMDB
Delta Aminolevulinic acidHMDB
Molecular FormulaC5H9NO3
Average Mass131.1299
Monoisotopic Mass131.058243159
IUPAC Name5-amino-4-oxopentanoic acid
Traditional Nameaminolevulinic acid
CAS Registry Number106-60-5
SMILES
NCC(=O)CCC(O)=O
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C5H9NO3/c6-3-4(7)1-2-5(8)9/h1-3,6H2,(H,8,9)
InChI KeyZGXJTSGNIOSYLO-UHFFFAOYSA-N