Basic Information

Drug ID DDPD00855 ...
Drug Name Aminolevulinic acid
Molecular Weight 131.1299
Molecular Formula C5H9NO3
CAS Number 106-60-5
SMILES NCC(=O)CCC(O)=O
External Links
DRUGBANK DB00855
T3DB T3D4273
PubChem Compound 137
PDR 1572
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Experimental Physicochemical Property

Property Name Property Value Unit Raw Value Raw Unit Reference
Log P -1.5 - -1.5 - DRUGBANK
Melting Point 157.0 156-158 DRUGBANK

Pharmacokinetic/ Toxicokinetic Property

Property Name Property Value Unit Raw Value Raw Unit Annotation Reference
Bioavailability 55.0 % 50-60 % DRUGBANK
Clearance 0.11 L/h/kg 1.88 ml/min/kg intravenous injection, IV; human, homo sapiens; Human Intravenous Pharmacokinetic Dataset
Volume of Distribution 0.12 L/kg 0.12 L/kg intravenous injection, IV; human, homo sapiens; Human Intravenous Pharmacokinetic Dataset
Half-life 0.70 h 0.7±0.18 h PO, oral; DRUGBANK
Half-life 0.83 h 0.83±0.05 h intravenous injection, IV; DRUGBANK
Half-life 0.83 h 0.83 h intravenous injection, IV; human, homo sapiens; Human Intravenous Pharmacokinetic Dataset

Maximum Dosage

Property Name Property Value Unit Raw Value Raw Unit Annotation Brand Name Component Reference
Max dose for adults 20.0 mg/kg 20 mg/kg Liquid Levulan aminolevulinic acid hydrochloride PDR
Max dose for adults 1.0 appLication 1 appLication skin/dermal; nan Levulan aminolevulinic acid hydrochloride PDR
Max dose for adults 20.0 cm2/dose 20 cm2/dose gel Levulan aminolevulinic acid hydrochloride PDR
Max dose for adults 2000.0 mg 2 g gel Levulan aminolevulinic acid hydrochloride PDR
Max dose for geriatric 20.0 mg/kg 20 mg/kg Liquid Levulan aminolevulinic acid hydrochloride PDR
Max dose for geriatric 1.0 application 1 application skin/dermal; nan Levulan aminolevulinic acid hydrochloride PDR
Max dose for geriatric 20.0 cm2/dose 20 cm2/dose gel Levulan aminolevulinic acid hydrochloride PDR
Max dose for geriatric 2000.0 mg 2 g gel Levulan aminolevulinic acid hydrochloride PDR

Drug Property Radar Chart

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Note: Center: Q1-1.5*IQR, Edge: Q3+1.5*IQR; Q1: Quantile 1, Q3: Quantile 3, IQR: Q3-Q1