Biologically Active Substance
dopa Audio
do·pa [ doh-puh ]
Subclass of:
Catecholamines; Phenylalanine; Tyrosine
Etymology:
Short for dioxyphenylalanine
Formed from the initials of the four components of the word
Definitions related to dopa:
  • (dihydroxyphenylalanine) A beta-hydroxylated derivative of phenylalanine. The D-form of dihydroxyphenylalanine has less physiologic activity than the L-form and is commonly used experimentally to determine whether the pharmacological effects of LEVODOPA are stereospecific.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • (dihydroxyphenylalanine) D1 and D2 agonist; precursor in dopamine biosynthesis; levodopa or L-DOPA is the generic name of the antiparkinson drug.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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