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noun
The amino acid dihydroxyphenylalanine that is generated in the liver from tyrosine and then converted into dopamine in the brain.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Alternative letter-case form of dopa.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, uncountable
Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
amino acid that is formed in the liver and converted into dopamine in the brain
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: dihydroxyphenylalanine
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: amino acid, aminoalkanoic acid
Narrower terms: L-dopa, levodopa, Bendopa, Brocadopa, Larodopa
History
Shortened from dihydroxyphenylalanine.
Across languages
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
