Hexaminolevulinate Hydrochloride

Scheme

USAN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

V04CX

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0140898-91-5

Chemical Formula

C11-H21-N-O3·HCl

Molecular Weight

251

Therapeutic Category

Diagnostic agent

Chemical Names

4-Hexyloxycarbonyl-2-oxobutylammoniumchlorid (IUPAC)

Hexyl 5-amino-4-oxopentanoate hydrochloride (USAN)

Pentanoic acid, 5-amino-4-oxo-, hexyl ester, hydrochloride (USAN)

Foreign Name

• Hexyl(5-amino-4-oxopentanoat)-hydrochlorid (German)

Generic Names

• Hexaminolevulinate Hydrochloride (OS: USAN)
• 5-Amino-4-oxopentansäurehexylester-hydrochlorid (IS)
• P-1026 (IS: PhotoCure)

Brand Names

• Hexvix
  Amersham, Spain; GE Healthcare, Austria; GE Healthcare, Belgium; GE Healthcare, Switzerland; GE Healthcare, Germany; GE Healthcare, Estonia; GE Healthcare, France; GE Healthcare, Lithuania; GE Healthcare, Luxembourg; GE Healthcare, Latvia; GE Healthcare, Malta; Health Pharma, Italy; Photocure, Denmark; Photocure, Finland; Photocure, Norway; Photocure, Sweden; Photocure, Slovenia

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Glossary

IUPAC	International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
IS	Inofficial Synonym
OS	Official Synonym
USAN	United States Adopted Name

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