DIHYDROXYPHENYLALANINE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Amino acid that is formed in the liver and converted into dopamine in the brain

Synonyms:

dihydroxyphenylalanine; dopa

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Nouns denoting substances

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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