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ˌɛlˈdoʊ pəl-dopa

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. L-dopa, levodopa, Bendopa, Brocadopa, Larodopanoun

    the levorotatory form of dopa (trade names Bendopa and Brocadopa and Larodopa); as a drug it is used to treat Parkinson's disease

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  1. L-DOPA

    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 (noradrenaline), and epinephrine (adrenaline), 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. l-DOPA has a counterpart with opposite chirality, d-DOPA. As is true for many molecules, the human body produces only one of these isomers (the l-DOPA form). The enantiomeric purity of l-DOPA may be analyzed by determination of the optical rotation or by chiral thin-layer chromatography.

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  1. l-dopa

    L-DOPA, also known as Levodopa, is a naturally occurring dietary supplement and psychoactive drug often used in the treatment of Parkinson's disease and dopamine-responsive dystonia. It is a direct precursor to dopamine, and its primary function is to get converted into dopamine by the body's enzymes, thereby increasing the levels of this neurotransmitter in the brain.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of l-dopa in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of l-dopa in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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