dihydroxyphenylalanine


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di·hy·drox·y·phen·yl·al·a·nine

 (dī′hī-drŏk′sē-fĕn′əl-ăl′ə-nēn′, -fē′nəl-)
n.
Dopa.
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Noun1.dihydroxyphenylalanine - amino acid that is formed in the liver and converted into dopamine in the brain
dopa
amino acid, aminoalkanoic acid - organic compounds containing an amino group and a carboxylic acid group; "proteins are composed of various proportions of about 20 common amino acids"
Bendopa, Brocadopa, Larodopa, L-dopa, 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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Abbreviations: AcOH, acetic acid; CTAB, cetrimonium bromide; DOPA, dihydroxyphenylalanine; FIF, formaldehyde-induced fluorescence; L-DOPA, L-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine; o-diphenols, ortho-diphenols; PBS, phosphate-buffered saline; PFA.
Catecholic Compounds in Ctenophore Colloblast and Nerve Net Proteins Suggest a Structural Role for DOPA-Like Molecules in an Early-Diverging Animal Lineage
PO possesses both monophenol monooxygenase activity (EC 1.14.18.1, tyrosine, dihydroxyphenylalanine, oxygen, and oxidoreductase) and o-diphenoloxidase activity (EC 1.10.3.1, o-diphenol, oxygen, and oxidoreductase) [7, 8].
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(8) A PET scan has a better image resolution and, depending on the tracer (18-fluoro dihydroxyphenylalanine), its sensitivity could reach 100%.
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Moreover, amino acid tyrosine is converted into dihydroxyphenylalanine (DOPA) by the tyrosine hydroxylase enzyme using oxygen, iron, and tetrahydrobiopterin (THB) that act as cofactors.
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130 [micro]mol/min/mg [62] Pseudomonas putida 0.375 [micro]mol/min/mg [20] NR: not reported; DOPA: dihydroxyphenylalanine.
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