ALA (aminolevulinic acid)

Aminolevulinic acid, an endogenous non-proteinogenic amino acid, is the first compound in the porphyrin synthesis pathway, the pathway that leads to heme in mammals, as well as chlorophyll in plants. ALA is used in photodynamic detection and surgery of cancer.

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