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Levodopa   Listen
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levodopa  adj.  (Chem. & Biochem.) A substance used as a therapy for Parkinson's Disease; the L form of Dopa; L-dihydroxyphenylalanine; L-hydroxytyrosine (C9H11NO4); also called L-dopa. In the body it is converted by the enzyme dopa-decarboxylase into dopamine, the form in which it is active in the brain, affecting neural impulse transmission.






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Words linked to "Levodopa" :   dihydroxyphenylalanine, Brocadopa, dopa, Larodopa



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