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L-DOPA

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EntityQ300989· pop 41· linked from 2,478 articles

Also known as 3,4-dihydroxy-L-phenylalanine, Sinemet®, L-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine, 3-Hydroxy-L-tyrosine, β-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-L-alanine, Levodopa, Levodopum, β-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)alanine

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Chemical data

Formula
C9H11NO4
Molecular weight
197.19 g/mol
IUPAC name
(2S)-2-amino-3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)propanoic acid
SMILES
C1=CC(=C(C=C1C[C@@H](C(=O)O)N)O)O
InChIKey
WTDRDQBEARUVNC-LURJTMIESA-N
XLogP
-2.7
Polar surface area
104 Ų
H-bond donors
4
H-bond acceptors
5
Formal charge
0

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Drug data · ChEMBL

Max clinical phase
Approved
Molecule type
Small molecule
First approval
1970
Admin. routes
oral, topical
Indications
cocaine dependence, restless legs syndrome, stroke, age-related macular degeneration

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Wikidata facts

Mass
197.069
Has use
medication
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chemical formula
C₉H₁₁NO₄
Commons category
Levodopa
medical condition treated
Parkinson's disease
canonical SMILES
C1=CC(=C(C=C1CC(C(=O)O)N)O)O
isomeric SMILES
C1=CC(=C(C=C1C[C@@H](C(=O)O)N)O)O
found in taxon
broad bean
World Health Organisation international non-proprietary name
levodopa
defined daily dose
3.5
MCN code
3003.90.45
significant drug interaction
(−)-selegiline
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Article · Italiano

La L-DOPA, o levodopa, è un amminoacido intermedio nella via biosintetica della dopamina. In clinica medica è utilizzata per il trattamento della malattia di Parkinson e di alcuni parkinsonismi per controllare i sintomi bradicinetici evidenti nella malattia ed è il farmaco più efficace per migliorare la qualità della vita nei pazienti con malattia di Parkinson idiopatica.

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