
Hexaminolevulinate Hydrochloride
Hexaminolevulinate Hydrochloride is the hydrochloride salt form of hexaminolevulinate, a hexyl ester of the heme precursor 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA) with potential photosensitizing activity. Hexaminolevulinate serves as a precursor of photoactive porphyrins (PAPs), particularly protoporphyrin IX (PpIX), which selectively accumulate in rapidly proliferating cells, such as those seen in tumor tissue. When exposed to blue light, PAPs are activated and emit red light thereby allowing tumor imaging. — NCI Thesaurus (NCIt)
- IUPAC name
- hexyl 5-amino-4-oxopentanoate;hydrochloride
- Molecular formula
- C11H22ClNO3
- Molecular weight
- 251.75 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 251.1288213 Da
- Topological polar surface area
- 69.4 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 2
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 4
- Covalent units
- 2
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL1201785
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID80161486
Retrieved from NIH PubChem on 2026-08-31 by checksum-valid CAS matching. Chemical properties do not replace the regulatory decision on this page.