SML1637

Hexaminolevulinate hydrochloride

≥98% (HPLC)

• Synonym(s): 5-Aminolevulinic acid hexyl ester HAL hydrochloride, 5-Aminolevulinic acid hexyl ester hydrochloride, HAL, Hexvix, Hexyl 5-aminolevulinate hydrochloride, P 1206, n-Hexyl 5-aminolevulinate hydrochloride
• Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C₁₁H₂₁NO₃ · HCl
• CAS Number: 140898-91-5
• Molecular Weight: 251.75
• MDL number: MFCD03695491
• UNSPSC Code: 12352200
• PubChem Substance ID: 329825978

Properties

• Quality Level: 100
• Assay: ≥98% (HPLC)
• form: powder
• storage condition: desiccated
• color: white to beige
• solubility: H₂O: 20 mg/mL, clear
• storage temp.: room temp
• SMILES string: CCCCCCOC(CCC(CN)=O)=O.[H]Cl
• InChI: 1S/C11H21NO3.ClH/c1-2-3-4-5-8-15-11(14)7-6-10(13)9-12;/h2-9,12H2,1H3;1H
• InChI key: LZYXPFZBAZTOCH-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

Biochem/physiol Actions

Hexaminolevulinate (HAL) hydrochloride is a hexyl ester of 5-Aminolevulinic acid (ALA), a precursor to porphyrins including the photosensitizer protoporphyrin IX (PPIX). Hexaminolevulinate is more lipophilic than ALA, and is 50–100 times more efficient than ALA at inducing PpIX, which accumulates preferentially in neoplastic cells. Hexaminolevulinate administration followed by light activation has been used for fluorescence cystoscopy to enhance detection of bladder cancer, in particular carcinoma in situ (CIS). Hexaminolevulinate is also being studied for use in cancer photodynamic therapy. Hexaminolevulinate followed by irradiation produced DNA oxidative damage and apoptosis.

Safety Information

• Storage Class Code: 11 - Combustible Solids
• WGK: WGK 3