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dopa

[ doh-puh ]

noun

, Biochemistry.
  1. an amino acid, C 9 H 11 NO 4 , formed from tyrosine in the liver during melanin and epinephrine biosynthesis: the L-dopa isomer is converted in the brain to dopamine.

dopa

/ ˈdəʊpə /

noun

  1. See L-dopa
    See L-dopa

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Word History and Origins

Origin of dopa1

< German Dopa (1917), contraction of 3, 4- Dioxyphenylanin; di- 1, oxy- 2, phenylalanine

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