An aminolysis is an amino derivative of levulinic acid, especially 5-aminolevulinic acid, intermediate in the biosynthesis of porphyrin.
John Clyde Hunt has written: 'The aminolysis of maleic anhydride: the kinetic implication of a reactive intermediate' 'The aminolysis of cyclic anhydrides'
It's a feedstock for quite a few products, and it's made in one of three ways: reacting formic acid with ammonia then heating it; reacting carbon monoxide and ammonia; or reacting carbon monoxide and methanol to get methyl formate then performing an aminolysis reaction to get formamide and methanol (which you then react with more carbon monoxide to get more methyl formate...)