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Official EU label nameGlossary entry 1701

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID HCl

This record confirms an official common ingredient name for EU cosmetic product labelling. It does not by itself confirm that the substance is permitted, unrestricted or safe.

Global evidence snapshot

The resolved identity has matching regulatory evidence in 0 of 13 indexed market datasets: 0 country records and 0 EU Annex records. Every result and evidence gap is listed below.

0 markets with evidence
Markets checked
13
Markets with evidence
0
Evidence gaps
13
Resolved identifiers
2

Resolved substance identity

CAS:5451-09-2
EC:226-679-5
Ingredient index records:
AMINOLEVULINIC ACID HCL
Cosmetic functions: ANTIMICROBIAL, HAIR CONDITIONING, SKIN CONDITIONING

5-Amino-3-oxopentanoic acid hydrochloride

1 matched or reported name
AMINOLEVULINIC ACID HCL

Regulatory evidence across markets

None of the 13 markets tracked here holds an imported rule under the name AMINOLEVULINIC ACID HCl.

That is a statement about this inventory, not about the law: no imported rule is not evidence that a substance is permitted. A rule may exist under a different name, under a CAS or EC number this glossary entry does not carry, or in a dataset not yet imported.

Chemical identity and properties

PubChem 2D chemical structure for CAS 5451-09-2
CAS 5451-09-2PubChem CID 123608

Aminolevulinic Acid Hydrochloride

5-aminolevulinic acid hydrochloride is a hydrochloride that is the monohydrochloride of 5-aminolevulinic acid. It is metabolised to protoporphyrin IX, a photoactive compound which accumulates in the skin. Used in combination with blue light illumination for the treatment of minimally to moderately thick actinic keratosis of the face or scalp. It has a role as an antineoplastic agent, a photosensitizing agent, a dermatologic drug and a prodrug. It contains a 5-ammoniolevulinic acid. — ChEBI

IUPAC name
5-amino-4-oxopentanoic acid;hydrochloride
Molecular formula
C5H10ClNO3
Molecular weight
167.59 g/mol
Exact mass
167.0349209 Da
Topological polar surface area
80.4 Ų
Hydrogen-bond donors
3
Hydrogen-bond acceptors
4
Covalent units
2
Defined stereocentres
0

Also known as

5-Aminolevulinic acid hydrochloride5-Amino-4-oxopentanoic acid hydrochlorideLevulanLevulan Kerastickdelta-Aminolevulinic acid hydrochlorideAminolevulinic Acid HClAmeluzAlaglio
16 more reported names
GleolanAlabelAlaCarePentanoic acid, 5-amino-4-oxo-, hydrochlorideV35KBM8JGRNSC-18509NPC-075-AMINO-4-OXOPENTANOIC ACID HCLCHEBI:132969RefChem:54160delta-AMINOLEVULINIC ACID HCl226-679-55-Aminolevulinic acid HClGliolan5-AMINO-15N-LEVULINIC ACID HCL5-Aminolevulinate hydrochloride
External database identifiers

Retrieved from NIH PubChem on 2026-08-31 by checksum-valid CAS matching. Chemical properties do not replace the regulatory decision on this page.

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Official source and scope

Imported from Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1175 (dataset version EU 2025/1175). The glossary supplies common ingredient names for the ingredient list required by Article 19(1)(g); it is not an approval or safety list.

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