l-DOPA, also known as levodopa and l-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine, is made and used as part of the normal biology of some plants and animals, including humans...
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Dopa or DOPA may refer to: Dihydroxyphenylalanine (DOPA) L-DOPA (levodopa), used in the treatment of Parkinson's disease D-DOPA, an enantiomer of L-DOPA...
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d-DOPA (d-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine; dextrodopa) is similar to l-DOPA (levodopa), but with opposite chirality. Levo- and dextro- rotation refer to a molecule's...
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who, following the vicissitudes of their first years on L-DOPA, came to do – and still do – extremely well. Such patients have undergone an enduring...
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Aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase (redirect from DOPA decarboxylase)
Aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase (AADC or AAAD), also known as DOPA decarboxylase (DDC), tryptophan decarboxylase, and 5-hydroxytryptophan decarboxylase...
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mixture of dihydroxyphenylalanine (DOPA), which could enter the brain and be converted there to dopamine by the action of DOPA decarboxylase. His results were...
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by removing a carboxyl group from a molecule of its precursor chemical, L-DOPA, which is synthesized in the brain and kidneys. Dopamine is also synthesized...
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of L‑DOPA: Off-period dystonia – correlated to the akinesia that occurs before the full effect of L‑DOPA sets in, when the plasma levels of L‑DOPA are...
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An aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase inhibitor (synonyms: DOPA decarboxylase inhibitor, Extracerebral decarboxylase inhibitor, DDCI and AAADI) is a medication...
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Catecholamine-secreting cells use several reactions to convert tyrosine serially to L-DOPA and then to dopamine. Depending on the cell type, dopamine may be further...
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Pa Pa Pa Pa Puffy (also known as Pa-Pa-Pa-Pa Puffy, パパパパパフィー) was a variety TV show which aired in Japan (TV Asahi) from 1 October 1997 to 27 March 2002...
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Methyldopa (redirect from Methyl-dopa)
aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase (LAAD), which converts L-DOPA into dopamine. L-DOPA can cross the blood brain barrier and thus methyldopa may have...
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4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (L-DOPA). It does so using molecular oxygen (O2), as well as iron (Fe2+) and tetrahydrobiopterin as cofactors. L-DOPA is a precursor for...
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Dopamine-responsive dystonia (redirect from Dopa-responsive dystonia)
Dihydropteridine reductase deficiency The precursor of the neurotransmitter dopamine, L-dopa, is synthesised from tyrosine by the enzyme tyrosine hydroxylase and utilises...
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Tyrosine hydroxylase deficiency (redirect from Dopa-responsive dystonia 5b)
in the biosynthesis of dopamine. This condition is one of the causes of dopa-responsive dystonia. Patients present with symptoms reflecting the decreased...
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decarboxylase (DOPA decarboxylase or DDC), an enzyme important in the biosynthesis of L-tryptophan to serotonin and in the biosynthesis of L-DOPA to dopamine...
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Jaft Do Pa (Persian: جفت دو پا, also Romanized as Jaft Do Pā) is a village in Kuh Yakhab Rural District, Dastgerdan District, Tabas County, South Khorasan...
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Benserazide is a peripherally acting aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase or DOPA decarboxylase inhibitor, which is unable to cross the blood–brain barrier...
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CYP enzyme to cyclo-dopa; (b) on the other hand, the aromatic ring of dopa is activated by a dopa-4,5-dioxygenase opened to seco-dopa, from which betalamic...
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α-Difluoromethyl-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (DFMD, DFM-DOPA) is a DOPA decarboxylase inhibitor. Carbidopa Methyldopa Zbinden G, Brändle E (February 1980)...
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Williams), based on Sacks, who discovers the beneficial effects of the drug L-DOPA in 1969. He administers it to catatonic patients who survived the 1919–1930...
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eat for banchan (traditional side dishes) and is most popular in Jeolla-do. Pa-kimchi uses medium-thick green onions known as jjokpa (Korean: 쪽파), which...
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L-DOPA can cause psychosis, and therefore in these cases it is recommended that either the dopamine agonist(s) be discontinued or the dose of L-DOPA reduced...
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the PD patients. The most widely used form of treatment is L-dopa in various forms. L-dopa is able to pass the blood–brain barrier as a prodrug and is...
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Sado Estuary Natural Reserve (redirect from Reserva Natural do Estuário do Sado)
located between the municipalities of Alcácer do Sal, Comporta and Setúbal. "Estuário Do Sado | DOPA Explorer". dopa-explorer.jrc.ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 30...
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DOPA Explorer. Accessed 29 April 2022. [4] "Esperance mallee". DOPA Explorer. Accessed 29 April 2022. [5] "Jarrah-Karri forest and shrublands". DOPA Explorer...
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Springer SE. Retrieved 2020-05-25. ZuPaPa! at GameFAQs ZuPaPa! at Giant Bomb ZuPaPa! at Killer List of Videogames ZuPaPa! at MobyGames Portals: Japan Video...
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Fluorodopa (redirect from F-DOPA)
Fluorodopa, also known as FDOPA, is a fluorinated form of L-DOPA primarily synthesized as its fluorine-18 isotopologue for use as a radiotracer in positron...
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tetrahydrobiopterin deficiency and is the most frequently-reported cause of dopa-responsive dystonia. In more than half the cases, the clinical picture is...
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reduce toxic buildup of the drug in some patients. Drug holidays from L-dopa found use in the early 1970s when Sweet et al. reported they were beneficial...
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