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Results 1 - 10 of 10 for Aminolevulinic Acid
  1. Aminolevulinic acid is used in combination with photodynamic therapy (PDT; special blue light) to treat actinic keratoses (small ... into skin cancer) of the face or scalp. Aminolevulinic acid is in a class of medications called photosensitizing ...
  2. ... this process, which combines two molecules of delta-aminolevulinic acid (the product of the first step) to form ... reduce the activity of the enzyme, allowing delta-aminolevulinic acid to build up to toxic levels in the ...
  3. Delta-ALA is a protein (amino acid) produced by the liver. A test can be done to measure the amount of this substance in the urine.
  4. ... process, the formation of a compound called delta-aminolevulinic acid (ALA). In subsequent steps, seven other enzymes produce ... I, Sarwar M, Sawyer L, Wang SF. 5-Aminolevulinic acid synthase: mechanism, mutations and medicine. Biochim Biophys Acta. ...
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    American Porphyria Foundation ... Treatment Options for porphyria ... Treatment Options for porphyria porphyria treatment APF Panhematin Panhematin for Acute Porphyria
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  8. Porphyria From the National Institutes of Health (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)  
    National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases ... From the National Institutes of Health ... Porphyrias are diseases that occur when the body ...
  9. LactMed: Drugs and Lactation Database From the National Institutes of Health (National Library of Medicine)  
    National Library of Medicine ... From the National Institutes of Health ... The LactMed® database contains information on drugs and other chemicals to which breastfeeding ...
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