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Aminolevulinic acid dehydratase deficiency porphyria — (also known as Doss porphyria, [1] and Plumboporphyria [1]) is a cutaneous condition, disease can present during early childhood (as well as in adulthood) with acute neurologic symptoms that resemble those encountered in acute intermittent… … Wikipedia
Aminolevulinic acid — δ Aminolevulinic acid Systematic (IUPAC) name 5 amino 4 oxo pentanoic acid Clinical data Pregnancy cat. ? … Wikipedia
Aminolevulinic acid synthase — protein Name = aminolevulinate, delta , synthase 1 caption = width = HGNCid = 396 Symbol = ALAS1 AltSymbols = ALAS3, ALAS EntrezGene = 211 OMIM = 125290 RefSeq = NM 000688 UniProt = P13196 PDB = ECnumber = 2.3.1.37 Chromosome = 3 Arm = p Band =… … Wikipedia
aminolevulinic acid — noun Any amino derivative of levulinic acid, but especially 5 aminolevulinic acid which is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of porphyrin … Wiktionary
aminolevulinic acid — (ALA) ami·no·lev·u·lin·ic ac·id (ALA) (ə me″no lev″u linґik) δ aminolevulinic acid; an intermediate in the synthesis of heme, produced from succinyl CoA and glycine. Two molecules of ALA are condensed to form porphobilinogen … Medical dictionary
aminolevulinic acid hydrochloride — the hydrochloride salt of aminolevulinic acid, applied topically in the treatment of nonhyperkeratotic actinic keratoses of the face and scalp. It is metabolized to protoporphyrin IX, a photosensitizer, which accumulates in the skin at the sites… … Medical dictionary
aminolevulinic acid — A drug used to treat a precancerous skin condition called actinic keratosis. It is also being studied in the treatment of skin cancer and other types of cancer. When absorbed by abnormal cells and exposed to light, aminolevulinic acid becomes… … English dictionary of cancer terms
D-Aminolevulinic acid — (dALA or δ ALA or 5 aminolevulinic acid) is the first compound in the porphyrin synthesis pathway, the pathway that leads to hemoglobin in mammals.In non photosynthetic eukaryotes such as animals, insects, fungi, and protozoa, as well as the α… … Wikipedia
aminolevulinic — adjective Of or pertaining to aminolevulinic acid or its derivatives … Wiktionary
α-amino-β-ketoadipic acid — An intermediate of porphobilinogen synthesis formed by δ aminolevulinic acid synthase from succinyl CoA and glycine; it rapidly decarboxylates to δ aminolevulinic acid … Medical dictionary
