"aminolevulinic acid" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: aminolevulinic acids [plural]
Etymology: amino + levulinic acid Etymology templates: {{compound|en|amino|levulinic acid}} amino + levulinic acid Head templates: {{en-noun}} aminolevulinic acid (plural aminolevulinic acids)
  1. (organic chemistry) Any amino derivative of levulinic acid, but especially 5-aminolevulinic acid which is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of porphyrin Wikipedia link: aminolevulinic acid Categories (topical): Acids, Organic compounds Translations (amino derivative of levulinic acid): aminolevuliinihappo (Finnish), Aminolävulinsäure [feminine] (German), aminolevulinsav (Hungarian), ácido aminolevulínico [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-aminolevulinic_acid-en-noun-tUxf68Wv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences

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