Levodopa

• Catalog No.: Bio-0575
• CAS Number: 59-92-7
• M. F.: C9H11NO4
• M. W.: 197.18794

SYNONYMS

• IUPAC name: (2S)-2-amino-3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)propanoic acid
• IUPAC Traditional name: (2S)-2-amino-3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)propanoic acid
• Synonyms: Larodopa; Levopa; Brocadopa; Veldopa; Bendopa; Dopar

DATABASE IDS

• CAS Number: 59-92-7

PROPERTIES

• Application(s): Antiparkinsonian
• Biological Source: Occurs in seedlings and pods of Vicia faba , in Mucuna pruriens, Sarothamnus scoparius, Stizolobium deeringianum, Stizolobium hassjoo, Aristolochia clematitis and other plants. Also prod. by Bacillus spp.
• Mechanism of Action: Dopaminergic
• Mechanism of Action: Able to cross the blood-brain-barrier
• Mechanism of Action: Decarboxylated into dopamine in the basal ganglia and in the periphery markedly increasing serum dopamine

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