Maltol + 5-aminolevulinic acid
Intervention1 paper2 findingsPubChem 8369PubChem 137ChEBI 69438ChEBI 17549
- Model organisms1
Outcomes
2Lifespan
upin flies1Very low certainty
1 study
Lifespan
upin flies1Very low certainty
Maltol + 5-aminolevulinic acid extends lifespan in flies (Treatment median survival ∼40 d).
Model organismsCombined maltol and 5-aminolevulinic acid treatment under 400 nm illumination in the pan-neuronal Aβ42 model
A computational-first proof-of-concept for dual-function metal chelation and aggregate neutralization in an Aβ42 Drosophila model · Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 22 Sep 2026
Climbing performance
upin flies1Very low certainty
1 study
Climbing performance
upin flies1Very low certainty
Maltol + 5-aminolevulinic acid improves climbing performance in flies.
Model organismsCombined maltol and 5-aminolevulinic acid treatment under 400 nm illumination in the pan-neuronal Aβ42 model, versus untreated Aβ42 flies
A computational-first proof-of-concept for dual-function metal chelation and aggregate neutralization in an Aβ42 Drosophila model · Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 22 Sep 2026