5-ALA the natural amino acid, “the source of life”5-ALA stands for 5-aminolevulinic acid. This amino acid is produced ubiquitously by various life forms, such as plants and animals. 5-ALA is close in form to other amino acids such as gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) and ornithine, but its origin go back far longer. It can be traced back to a common ancestor of all organisms on the Earth today that e