aminolevulinic acid

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aminolevulinic acid

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From amino + levulinic acid.

noun aminolevulinic acids

  1. Any amino derivative of levulinic acid, but especially 5-aminolevulinic acid which is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of porphyrin

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noun amino derivative of levulinic acid

Portuguêsácido aminolevulínico
DeutschAminolävulinsäure

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@misc{aminolevulinic_acid_2026,
  title = {aminolevulinic acid},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/aminolevulinic%20acid},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}