dopa
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do·pa
(dō′pə)n.
An amino acid, C9H11NO4, that occurs widely in animals and plants. In humans and other mammals, it is formed in the liver from tyrosine and converted to dopamine in the brain.
[d(ihydr)o(xy)p(henyl)a(lanine).]
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dopa
(ˈdəʊpə)n
(Biochemistry) See L-dopa
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do•pa
(ˈdoʊ pə)n.
an amino acid, C9H11NO4, formed from tyrosine in the liver during melanin and epinephrine biosynthesis. Compare L-dopa.
[< German Dopa (1917), contraction of 3, 4-Dioxyphenylanin]
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Noun | 1. | dopa - amino acid that is formed in the liver and converted into dopamine in the brain 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" |
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