Dihydroxyphenylalanine
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Dihydroxyphenylalanine may refer to either of two chemical compounds:
- D-DOPAD-dopaD-DOPA is similar to L-DOPA , but with opposite chirality. Levo- and dextro- rotation reference a molecule's ability to rotate planes of polarized light in either direction...
, (R)-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine - L-DOPA, (S)-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine, a precursor of a neurotransmitterNeurotransmitterNeurotransmitters are endogenous chemicals that transmit signals from a neuron to a target cell across a synapse. Neurotransmitters are packaged into synaptic vesicles clustered beneath the membrane on the presynaptic side of a synapse, and are released into the synaptic cleft, where they bind to...