Product Name: 5-aminolevulinic acid
Other Name: 5ALA- 5-ALA
Purity: 90%
Appearance: Yellow Powder
CAS: 106-60-5
Molecular formula: C5H9NO3
EINECS: 203-414-1
Water Solubility: 100% Water Soluble
Grade: Agricultural Grade
Description
"5-Aminolevulinic acid" (5-ALA) is an organic compound containing oxygen and nitrogen. It is the common precursor of the biosynthesis of all porphyrin compounds. It is a non-protein amino acid widely present in bacteria, fungi, animals, and plants. It is a naturally occurring physiologically active substance in plants that is essential for plant life activities and has active metabolism. It has no toxic side effects, is easily degraded, and has no residue. It can be used as a seedling growth agent, a yield increaser, a color enhancer, a greening agent, a defoliant, a herbicide, and an insecticide in agricultural production.