Meanings
nounaminolevulinic acid (plural aminolevulinic acids)
plural aminolevulinic acids
- biochemistryAny amino derivative of levulinic acid, but especially 5-aminolevulinic acid which is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of porphyrin
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian аминолевулинова киселина
- аминолевулинова киселина (aminolevulinova kiselina)amino derivative of levulinic acid
Finnish aminolevuliinihappo
- aminolevuliinihappoamino derivative of levulinic acid
German Aminolävulinsäure
- Aminolävulinsäureamino derivative of levulinic acid
Hungarian aminolevulinsav
- aminolevulinsavamino derivative of levulinic acid
Portuguese ácido aminolevulínico
- ácido aminolevulínicoamino derivative of levulinic acid
Slovak kyselina aminolevulová
- kyselina aminolevulováamino derivative of levulinic acid
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APA
aminolevulinic acid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aminolevulinic%20acid
MLA
“aminolevulinic acid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aminolevulinic%20acid. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aminolevulinic acid,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aminolevulinic%20acid.
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