학술논문
Synthesis of 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA) and its t-butyl ester for the fluorescence detection of early cancer
Document Type
Academic Journal
Source
Archives of Pharmacal Research. Oct 01, 2005 28(10):1111-1113
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
0253-6269
Abstract
5-Aminolevulinic acid and its derivatives, which are known to affect the early diagnosis and treatment of cancer, have been synthesized. Simple methods for the synthesis of 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA), a precursor of porphyrins, have been developed in our laboratory for use in studies on the biosynthesis of porphyrins.