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English → English (WordNet)
Definition: L-dopa
L-dopa
n : the levorotatory form of dopa (trade names Bendopa and
Brocadopa and Larodopa); as a drug it is used to treat
Parkinson's disease [syn:
levodopa,
Bendopa,
Brocadopa,
Larodopa]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: L-dopa
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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