dopa
noun
do·pa
| \ ˈdō-pə
, -(ˌ)pä\
, -(ˌ)pä\
Definition of dopa
: a phenolic amino acid C9H11NO4 occurring naturally (as in fava beans) or prepared synthetically (as from tyrosine) — compare l-dopa
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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, "It’s time to find new targets for brain diseases instead of just pursuing old ones," 26 June 2019 Noradrenaline is synthesized in the body from dopamine, which in turn is metabolized from L-dopa. — Denise Gellene, BostonGlobe.com, "Arvid Carlsson, 95; discovered a treatment for Parkinson’s," 2 July 2018 Noradrenaline is synthesized in the body from dopamine, which in turn is metabolized from L-dopa. — Denise Gellene, BostonGlobe.com, "Arvid Carlsson, 95; discovered a treatment for Parkinson’s," 2 July 2018 Noradrenaline is synthesized in the body from dopamine, which in turn is metabolized from L-dopa. — Denise Gellene, BostonGlobe.com, "Arvid Carlsson, 95; discovered a treatment for Parkinson’s," 2 July 2018 Noradrenaline is synthesized in the body from dopamine, which in turn is metabolized from L-dopa. — Denise Gellene, BostonGlobe.com, "Arvid Carlsson, 95; discovered a treatment for Parkinson’s," 2 July 2018 Noradrenaline is synthesized in the body from dopamine, which in turn is metabolized from L-dopa. — Denise Gellene, BostonGlobe.com, "Arvid Carlsson, 95; discovered a treatment for Parkinson’s," 2 July 2018 Noradrenaline is synthesized in the body from dopamine, which in turn is metabolized from L-dopa. — Denise Gellene, BostonGlobe.com, "Arvid Carlsson, 95; discovered a treatment for Parkinson’s," 2 July 2018 Noradrenaline is synthesized in the body from dopamine, which in turn is metabolized from L-dopa. — Denise Gellene, BostonGlobe.com, "Arvid Carlsson, 95; discovered a treatment for Parkinson’s," 2 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'dopa.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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dopa
noun
do·pa
| \ ˈdō-pə, -(ˌ)pä
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Medical Definition of dopa
: 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