33320-16-0
33320-16-0 structure
- Name: Methyl aminolevulinate
- Chemical Name: methyl 5-aminolevulinate
- CAS Number: 33320-16-0
- Molecular Formula: C6H11NO3
- Molecular Weight: 145.15600
- Catalog: Research Areas Inflammation/Immunology
- Create Date: 2018-07-12 12:02:52
- Modify Date: 2025-08-25 07:35:23
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Methyl aminolevulinate is an agent used as a sensitizer in photodynamic therapy (PDT). Methyl aminolevulinate is a prodrug that can be metabolized to Protoporphyrin IX[1].
| Name | methyl 5-aminolevulinate |
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| Synonyms |
5-Aminolevulinic acid methyl ester
methyl 5-amino-4-oxopentanoate Methyl aminolevulinate Metvix Aminolevulinic acid methyl ester UNII-585NM85KYM |
| Description | Methyl aminolevulinate is an agent used as a sensitizer in photodynamic therapy (PDT). Methyl aminolevulinate is a prodrug that can be metabolized to Protoporphyrin IX[1]. |
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| Density | 1.097g/cm3 |
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| Boiling Point | 223.9ºC at 760 mmHg |
| Molecular Formula | C6H11NO3 |
| Molecular Weight | 145.15600 |
| Flash Point | 95.5ºC |
| Exact Mass | 145.07400 |
| PSA | 69.39000 |
| LogP | 0.16770 |
| Index of Refraction | 1.444 |