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DIHYDROXYPHENYLALANINE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Amino acid that is formed in the liver and converted into dopamine in the brain
Synonyms:
dihydroxyphenylalanine; dopa
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("dihydroxyphenylalanine" is a kind of...):
amino acid; aminoalkanoic acid (organic compounds containing an amino group and a carboxylic acid group)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dihydroxyphenylalanine"):
Bendopa; Brocadopa; L-dopa; Larodopa; levodopa (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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