δ-Aminolevulinic acid (dALA or δ-ALA or 5ala or 5-aminolevulinic acid ) is the first compound in the porphyrin synthesis pathway the pathway that leads to heme in mammals and chlorophyll in plants.In plants production of δ-ALA is the step on which the speed of synthesis of chlorophyll is regulated.
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