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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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