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aminolevulinic acid

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aminolevulinic acid /ami·no·lev·u·lin·ic ac·id/ (ALA) (-lev″u-lin´ik) δ-aminolevulinic acid; an intermediate in the synthesis of heme; blood and urinary levels are increased in lead poisoning, and urinary levels are increased in some porphyrias. The hydrochloride salt is used as a topical photosensitizer in the treatment of nonhyperkeratotic actinic keratoses.
aminolevulinic acid (ALA) [ah-me″no-lev″u-lin´ik]
δ-aminolevulinic acid; a precursor of porphyrins and hemoglobin; serum levels of this acid are elevated in lead poisoning and urinary levels are increased in some porphyrias. The hydrochloride salt is used as a topical photosensitizer in the treatment of nonhyperkeratotic actinic keratoses.
aminolevulinic acid
see δ-aminolevulinic acid.
aminolevulinic acid
Oncology A drug used in photodynamic therapy which is absorbed by tumor cells and activated when exposed to light, killing the cells. See Photodynamic therapy.
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Aminolevulinic acid dehydratase genotype mediates plasma levels of the neurotoxin, 5-aminolevulinic acid, in lead-exposed workers.
Lead and [delta]-aminolevulinic acid dehydratase polymorphism: where ... by Fowler, Bruce A. / Environmental Health Perspectives
org/[Online 10 May 2005] ********** The ALAD gene codes for the enzyme [delta]-aminolevulinic acid dehydratase (ALAD), which catalyzes the second step of heme synthesis involving the condensation of two molecules of aminolevulinic acid (ALA) to form porphobilinogen.
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