L-DOPA


Meaning of L-DOPA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈel-ˈdō-pə ]

noun

Date: 1939

: the levorotatory form of dopa that is obtained especially from broad beans or prepared synthetically, is converted to dopamine in the brain, and is used in treating Parkinson's disease — called also levodopa

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