Methyl aminolevulinate

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Methyl aminolevulinate
Systematic (IUPAC) name
methyl 5-amino-4-oxo-pentanoate
Identifiers
CAS number 33320-16-0
ATC code L01XD03
PubChem 157922
DrugBank APRD01105
Chemical data
Formula C6H11NO3
Mol. weight 145.156 g/mol
Pharmacokinetic data
Bioavailability  ?
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Therapeutic considerations
Pregnancy cat.

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Legal status
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Methyl aminolevulinate is a pro-drug that is metabolised to Protoporphyrin IX (sensitizer) used in photodynamic therapy.


Chemotherapeutic agents/Antineoplastic agents (L01) edit - Chemotherapy regimens
Alkylating agents:

Nitrogen mustards: ( Chlorambucil, Chlormethine, Cyclophosphamide, Ifosfamide, Melphalan). Nitrosoureas: ( Carmustine, Fotemustine, Lomustine, Streptozocin). Platinum: ( Carboplatin, Cisplatin, Oxaliplatin, BBR3464). Busulfan, Dacarbazine, Mechlorethamine, Procarbazine, Temozolomide, ThioTEPA, Uramustine

Antimetabolites:

Folic acid: ( Methotrexate, Pemetrexed, Raltitrexed). Purine: ( Cladribine, Clofarabine, Fludarabine, Mercaptopurine, Tioguanine). Pyrimidine: ( Capecitabine). Cytarabine, Fluorouracil, Gemcitabine

Plant alkaloids:

Taxane: ( Docetaxel, Paclitaxel). Vinca: ( Vinblastine, Vincristine, Vindesine, Vinorelbine).

Cytotoxic/antitumor antibiotics:

Anthracycline family: (Daunorubicin, Doxorubicin, Epirubicin, Idarubicin, Mitoxantrone, Valrubicin). Bleomycin, Hydroxyurea, Mitomycin

Topoisomerase inhibitors:

Topotecan, Irinotecan, Podophyllum: ( Etoposide, Teniposide).

Monoclonal antibodies:

Alemtuzumab, Bevacizumab, Cetuximab, Gemtuzumab, Panitumumab, Rituximab, Trastuzumab

Photosensitizers:

Aminolevulinic acid, Methyl aminolevulinate, Porfimer sodium, Verteporfin

Kinase inhibitors:

Dasatinib, Erlotinib, Gefitinib, Imatinib, Lapatinib, Nilotinib, Sorafenib, Sunitinib, Vandetanib (ZD6474)

Other:

Alitretinoin, Altretamine, Amsacrine, Anagrelide, Arsenic trioxide, Asparaginase, Bexarotene, Bortezomib, Denileukin diftitox, Estramustine, Hydroxycarbamide, Pentostatin, Masoprocol, Mitotane, Pegaspargase, Tretinoin