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Definition of Dihydroxyphenylalanine
1. Noun. Amino acid that is formed in the liver and converted into dopamine in the brain.
Generic synonyms: Amino Acid, Aminoalkanoic Acid
Specialized synonyms: Bendopa, Brocadopa, L-dopa, Larodopa, Levodopa
Definition of Dihydroxyphenylalanine
1. Noun. (biochemistry) Either of two enantiomers of a derivative of the amino acid tyrosine ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dihydroxyphenylalanine
Literary usage of Dihydroxyphenylalanine
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"Present address: Biology Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge,
Tennessee 37830. 2 June 1970 • L-dihydroxyphenylalanine: Effect on ..."
2. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1915)
"yield of the hydantoin of 2,5-dihydroxyphenylalanine ... of
2,5-dihydroxyphenylalanine (XVII), we also investigated the action of ..."
3. The Chemical Constitution of the Proteins by Robert Henry Aders Plimmer (1917)
"COOH In properties it resembled the synthetical dl-dihydroxyphenylalanine described
by Funk [1911] and also by Stephen and Weizmann [1914]. ..."
4. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"... 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid (DOPAC) and 3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (DOPA)
were determined in various brain regions of the rat 1 h after nicotine ..."
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