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aminolevulinic acid

aminolevulinic acid noun: any amino derivative of levulinic acid, but especially 5-aminolevulinic acid which is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of porphyrin.

Noun

aminolevulinic acid (plural aminolevulinic acids)

  1. Any amino derivative of levulinic acid, but especially 5-aminolevulinic acid which is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of porphyrin

Forms of aminolevulinic acid

pluralaminolevulinic acids

Origin of aminolevulinic acid

From amino + levulinic acid.

Questions about aminolevulinic acid

What does aminolevulinic acid mean?
Aminolevulinic acid means any amino derivative of levulinic acid, but especially 5-aminolevulinic acid which is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of porphyrin.
What part of speech is aminolevulinic acid?
Aminolevulinic acid is a noun.
What is the plural of aminolevulinic acid?
The plural of aminolevulinic acid is aminolevulinic acids.

Words near aminolevulinic acid in the dictionary

  1. aminolaevulinic acid
  2. aminolaevulinic acids
  3. aminolevulinate
  4. aminolevulinates
  5. aminolevulinic
  6. aminolevulinic acid
  7. aminolevulinic acids
  8. aminolipid
  9. aminolipids
  10. aminoluciferin
  11. aminoluciferins

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