Drug General Information
Drug ID
D0OL6O
Former ID
DAP001024
Drug Name
Methyl aminolevulinate
Synonyms
Metvix; Aminolevulinic acid methyl ester; Methyl 5-aminolevulinate; Methyl delta-aminolevulinate; Methyl5-amino-4-oxopentanoate; Levulinic acid, 5-amino-, methyl ester; Pentanoic acid, 5-amino-4-oxo-, methyl ester; 5-Aminolevulinic acid methyl ester
Drug Type
Small molecular drug
Indication Acne vulgaris [ICD9: 706.1; ICD10:L70.0] Approved [538565], [551871]
Therapeutic Class
Anticancer Agents
Structure
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3D MOL

Formula
C6H11NO3
Canonical SMILES
COC(=O)CCC(=O)CN
InChI
1S/C6H11NO3/c1-10-6(9)3-2-5(8)4-7/h2-4,7H2,1H3
InChIKey
YUUAYBAIHCDHHD-UHFFFAOYSA-N
CAS Number
CAS 33320-16-0
PubChem Compound ID
PubChem Substance ID
SuperDrug ATC ID
L01XD03
SuperDrug CAS ID
cas=079416276
Target and Pathway
Target(s) Ferrochelatase Target Info Activator [537341]
BioCyc Pathway Heme biosynthesis
Heme biosynthesis from uroporphyrinogen-III I
KEGG Pathway Porphyrin and chlorophyll metabolism
Metabolic pathways
PANTHER Pathway Heme biosynthesis
Pathway Interaction Database HIF-1-alpha transcription factor network
PathWhiz Pathway Porphyrin Metabolism
WikiPathways Heme Biosynthesis
Metabolism of porphyrins
References
Ref 538565FDA Approved Drug Products from FDA Official Website. 2009. Application Number: (NDA) 021415.
Ref 551871Drugs@FDA. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. 2015
Ref 537341Low-dose methotrexate enhances aminolevulinate-based photodynamic therapy in skin carcinoma cells in vitro and in vivo. Clin Cancer Res. 2009 May 15;15(10):3333-43. Epub 2009 May 15.

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