Hexyl 5-aminolevulinate

• UNSPSC Description:

  Hexyl 5-aminolevulinate (HAL) is a photosensitizer, and can increase the efficiency of PDT due to the high lipophilicity. Hexyl 5-aminolevulinate can be used for research of photodynamic therapy (PDT)[1].

• Target Antigen:

  Fluorescent Dye

• Type:

  Dye Reagents

• Related Pathways:

  Others

• Applications:

  Cancer-programmed cell death

• Field of Research:

  Cancer

• Assay Protocol:

  https://www.medchemexpress.com/hexyl-5-aminolevulinate.html

• Solubility:

  10 mM in DMSO

• Smiles:

  O=C(CCC(CN)=O)OCCCCCC

• Molecular Weight:

  215.29

• References & Citations:

  [1]Larsen EL, et al. Monitoring of hexyl 5-aminolevulinate-induced photodynamic therapy in rat bladder cancer by optical spectroscopy. J Biomed Opt. 2008 Jul-Aug;13(4):044031.

• Shipping Conditions:

  Room temperature

• Clinical Information:

  Phase 4

• CAS Number:

  140898-97-1