RefMet Compound Details

RefMet ID, RefMet name, exact mass and formula
RefMet ID	RM0153225
RefMet name	5-Amino-levulinic acid
Systematic name	4-oxo-5-amino-pentanoic acid
Synonyms	PubChem Synonyms
Exact mass	131.058244 (neutral)	Calculate m/z: (Choose adduct) [M+H]+ [M+H-H2O]+ [M.]+ [M+2H]2+ [M+3H]3+ [M+4H]4+ [M+K]+ [M+2K]2+ [M+2K-H]+ [M+Na]+ [M+2Na]2+ [M+2Na-H]+ [M+Li]+ [M+2Li]2+ [M+NH4]+ [M.CH3]+ [M+Ag]+ [M+H+CH3OH]+ [M+H+CH3CN]+ [M+H+2CH3CN]+ [M+Na+CH3CN]+ [M.NaFormate+H]+ [M.NH4Formate+H]+ [M.TMSi]+ [M.tBuDMSi]+ [M+H-Hexose]+ [M+H-EtnP]+ [M+H-SerP]+ [M-H]- [M-H-H2O]- [M-CH3]- [M-2H]2- [M-3H]3- [M-4H]4- [M+Cl]- [M+OAc]- [M+Na-2H]- [M+K-2H]- [M.Formate]- [M.NaFormate-H]- [M.NH4Formate-H]- [M.F]- [M-H-Ser]- [M.HF2]- M(neutral)    View other RefMet entries with this exact (neutral) mass:   +/- 0.05 amu   +/- 0.1 amu   +/- 0.2 amu   +/- 0.5 amu
Formula	C5H9NO3	View other entries in RefMet with this formula
Molecular descriptors
Molfile	1879 (Download molfile/View MW Metabolite Database details)
InChI	InChI=1S/C5H9NO3/c6-3-4(7)1-2-5(8)9/h1-3,6H2,(H,8,9)
InChIKey	ZGXJTSGNIOSYLO-UHFFFAOYSA-N	View other enantiomers/diastereomers of this metabolite in RefMet
SMILES	C(CC(=O)O)C(=O)CN Run Tanimoto similarity search (with similarity coefficient >=0.6)
Chemical/Biochemical Classification
Super Class	Fatty Acyls
Main Class	Fatty acids
Sub Class	Amino FA
Distribution of 5-Amino-levulinic acid in NMDR studies
Species	Plot Species distribution
Sample source	Plot Sample source(tissue) distribution
Platform	Platform (MS/NMR) used for detection
Chromatography	Chromatography methods used for detection
Studies	NMDR Studies reporting 5-Amino-levulinic acid
External Links
Pubchem CID	137
LIPID MAPS	LMFA01100055
ChEBI ID	17549
KEGG ID	C00430
HMDB ID	HMDB0001149
Chemspider ID	134
MetaCyc ID	5-AMINO-LEVULINATE
Spectral data for 5-Amino-levulinic acid standards
NP-MRD ID(NMR)	View NMR spectra
MassBank(EU)	View MS spectra
Structural annotation level
Annotation level	1   (1:Known structure; 2:Known regiochemistry; 3:Partial structure; 4:Sum-composition)

Table of KEGG reactions in human pathways involving 5-Amino-levulinic acid

Rxn ID	KEGG Reaction	Enzyme
R00036	2 5-Aminolevulinate <=> Porphobilinogen + 2 H2O	5-aminolevulinate hydro-lyase (adding 5-aminolevulinate and cyclizing
R00830	Succinyl-CoA + Glycine <=> 5-Aminolevulinate + CoA + CO2	succinyl-CoA:glycine C-succinyltransferase (decarboxylating)

Table of KEGG human pathways containing 5-Amino-levulinic acid

Pathway ID	Human Pathway	# of reactions
hsa00860	Porphyrin and chlorophyll metabolism	2
hsa00260	Glycine, serine and threonine metabolism	1