δ-Aminolevulinic acid (also dALA, δ-ALA, 5ALA, 5-ALA or 5-aminolevulinic acid), an endogenous non-proteinogenic amino acid, is the first compound in the porphyrin synthesis pathway, the pathway that leads to heme in mammals, as well as chlorophyll in plants.
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