dopa
noun
do·pa ˈdō-pə 
-(ˌ)pä
: a phenolic amino acid C9H11NO4 occurring naturally (as in fava beans) or prepared synthetically (as from tyrosine) compare l-dopa
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Even so, the amount of L-dopa that actually reaches its destination varies widely from patient to patient for reasons that only recently became clear. 
Claudia Wallis, Scientific American, 1 Jan. 2020 Balskus and her team, meanwhile, are testing a molecule that would stop bacteria from breaking down L-dopa. Claudia Wallis, Scientific American, 1 Jan. 2020 As a result, for CNS diseases like Parkinson’s disease, physicians are limited to prescribing symptomatic treatments like L-dopa and a long list of drugs developed more than 50 years ago for psychiatric disorders. Amar Dhand, STAT, 26 June 2019 Noradrenaline is synthesized in the body from dopamine, which in turn is metabolized from L-dopa. Denise Gellene, BostonGlobe.com, 2 July 2018 Noradrenaline is synthesized in the body from dopamine, which in turn is metabolized from L-dopa. Denise Gellene, BostonGlobe.com, 2 July 2018 Noradrenaline is synthesized in the body from dopamine, which in turn is metabolized from L-dopa. Denise Gellene, BostonGlobe.com, 2 July 2018 Noradrenaline is synthesized in the body from dopamine, which in turn is metabolized from L-dopa. Denise Gellene, BostonGlobe.com, 2 July 2018 Noradrenaline is synthesized in the body from dopamine, which in turn is metabolized from L-dopa. Denise Gellene, BostonGlobe.com, 2 July 2018 See More
Claudia Wallis, Scientific American, 1 Jan. 2020 Balskus and her team, meanwhile, are testing a molecule that would stop bacteria from breaking down L-dopa. Claudia Wallis, Scientific American, 1 Jan. 2020 As a result, for CNS diseases like Parkinson’s disease, physicians are limited to prescribing symptomatic treatments like L-dopa and a long list of drugs developed more than 50 years ago for psychiatric disorders. Amar Dhand, STAT, 26 June 2019 Noradrenaline is synthesized in the body from dopamine, which in turn is metabolized from L-dopa. Denise Gellene, BostonGlobe.com, 2 July 2018 Noradrenaline is synthesized in the body from dopamine, which in turn is metabolized from L-dopa. Denise Gellene, BostonGlobe.com, 2 July 2018 Noradrenaline is synthesized in the body from dopamine, which in turn is metabolized from L-dopa. Denise Gellene, BostonGlobe.com, 2 July 2018 Noradrenaline is synthesized in the body from dopamine, which in turn is metabolized from L-dopa. Denise Gellene, BostonGlobe.com, 2 July 2018 Noradrenaline is synthesized in the body from dopamine, which in turn is metabolized from L-dopa. Denise Gellene, BostonGlobe.com, 2 July 2018 See More Word History
Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary dihydroxy- + phenylalanine
First Known Use
1917, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing dopa
Medical Definition
dopa
noun
do·pa ˈdō-pə, -(ˌ)pä
: an amino acid C9H11NO4 that in the levorotatory form is found in the broad bean and is used in the treatment of Parkinson's disease
called also dihydroxyphenylalanine