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| Physical Characters and Index |
Product Name:Levodopa
Other name:L-DOPA
CAS:59-92-7
Molecular Formula:C9H11NO4
Molecular Weight:197.19
Purity:99%
Appearance:White or off-white crystalline powder.
Melting point:276-278 °C (lit.)
Boiling point:334.28°C (rough estimate)
Storage conditions:2-8°C |
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| Use and description |
| l-DOPA, also known as levodopa and l-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine, is an amino acid that is made and used as part of the normal biology of some plants and animals, including humans. Humans, as well as a portion of the other animals that utilize l-DOPA, make it via biosynthesis from the amino acid l-tyrosine. l-DOPA is the precursor to the neurotransmitters dopamine, norepinephrine, and epinephrine, which are collectively known as catecholamines. Furthermore, l-DOPA itself mediates neurotrophic factor release by the brain and CNS. l-DOPA can be manufactured and in its pure form is sold as a psychoactive drug with the INN levodopa; trade names include Sinemet, Pharmacopa, Atamet, and Stalevo. As a drug, it is used in the clinical treatment of Parkinson’s disease and dopamine-responsive dystonia. |
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