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Progress in Study of Levulinic Acid and Its Derivatives 5-Aminolevulinic Acid from Biomass

CHEN Yu-ru, LUO Yue-jun, LI Xue-mei   

  1. College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210097, China
  • Received:2005-06-10 Revised:1900-01-01 Online:2006-09-30 Published:2006-09-30

Abstract: The progress on chemical synthesis and biosynthesis of levulinic acid (LA) and 5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA) were discussed. The applications of 5-ALA in medicine and agriculture were elucidated. Current trends of development and future prospects are reviewed.

Key words: biomass, levulinic acid, 5-aminolevulinic acid

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