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dihydroxyphenylalanine

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di·hy·drox·y·phen·yl·al·a·nine  (dh-drks-fnl-l-nn, -fnl-)
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, L-dopa, Larodopa, 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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The side chains, called dihydroxyphenylalanine (DOPA), have an affinity for iron.
Marine superglue: mussels get stickiness from iron in seawater by Goho, A. / Science News
It is thought to be produced when tyrosine, an amino acid in the skin, is oxidized by the enzyme tyrosinase to form 3,4 dihydroxyphenylalanine (DOPA), which is further oxidized by UV light and the catalyst tyrosinase to form an indole derivative which polymerizes to melanin.
SHEDDING NEW LIGHT ON THE USES OF MELANIN by FISHMAN, HARVEY M. / Household & Personal Products Industry
The modified amino acid, called dihydroxyphenylalanine (DOPA), has two functions.
Amino acid puts the muscle in mussel glue by Wu, C. / Science News
 
 
 
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