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l-dopa
(encz) | L-dopa, |
L-dopa
(gcide) | levodopa \le`vo*do"pa\ (l[=e]`v[-o]*d[=o]"p[.a]), a. [Levo- +
DOPA, dihydroxyphenylalanine.] (Chem. & Biochem.)
A substance used as a therapy for Parkinson's Disease; the
L form of Dopa; L-dihydroxyphenylalanine; L-hydroxytyrosine
(C9H11NO4); also called L-dopa. In the body it is
converted by the enzyme dopa-decarboxylase into dopamine, the
form in which it is active in the brain, affecting neural
impulse transmission.
[PJC] |
l-dopa
(wn) | L-dopa
n 1: the levorotatory form of dopa (trade names Bendopa and
Brocadopa and Larodopa); as a drug it is used to treat
Parkinson's disease [syn: L-dopa, levodopa, Bendopa,
Brocadopa, Larodopa] |
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L-dopa
(gcide) | levodopa \le`vo*do"pa\ (l[=e]`v[-o]*d[=o]"p[.a]), a. [Levo- +
DOPA, dihydroxyphenylalanine.] (Chem. & Biochem.)
A substance used as a therapy for Parkinson's Disease; the
L form of Dopa; L-dihydroxyphenylalanine; L-hydroxytyrosine
(C9H11NO4); also called L-dopa. In the body it is
converted by the enzyme dopa-decarboxylase into dopamine, the
form in which it is active in the brain, affecting neural
impulse transmission.
[PJC] |
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