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do·pa  (dp)
n.
An amino acid, C9H11NO4, formed in the liver from tyrosine and converted to dopamine in the brain.
[d(ihydr)o(xy)p(henyl)a(lanine).]
dopa [ˈdəʊpə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biochemistry) See L-dopa
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Noun1.dopa - amino acid that is formed in the liver and converted into dopamine in the brain
dihydroxyphenylalanine
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 reason may be due to the fact that DGTHO containing more DOPO groups decomposing earlier at low temperature.
Thermal behaviors of a novel UV cured flame retardant coatings ... by Chen, Xilei; Hu, Yuan; Song, Lei / Polymer Engineering and Science
Of these, a unique compound, ODOPB [2-(6-oxido-6H dibenz(c,e)(1,2)oxaphosphorin-6-yl)-1,4-benzenediol], derived from DOPO and synthesized and characterized by Wang and Shieh [16], was identified as a good flame-retardant curing agent that could be applied to an epoxy system, such as the diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A (DGEBA), o-cresol novolac epoxy (CNE), and some polyester systems.
Curing and pyrolysis of cresol novolac epoxy resins containing ... by Rwei, S.P.; Cheng, C.Y.; Liou, G.S.; Cheng, K.C. / Polymer Engineering and Science
EXPERIMENTAL Synthesis of ODOPN DOPO (from TCI), 1,4-naphthaquinone (from TCI), 3-nitrobenoyl chloride, 4-nitrobenzoyl chloride (from Fluka), and 10% Pd/C (from Lancaster) were used without further purification.
Curing and pyrolysis of cresol novolac epoxy resins containing ... by Rwei, S.-P.; Liu, A.-Y.; Liou, G.-S.; Cheng, K.-C.; Guo, W. / Polymer Engineering and Science
 
 
 
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