l-dopa

2 definitions found

l-dopa - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  levodopa \le`vo*do"pa\ (l[=e]`v[-o]*d[=o]"p[.a]), a. [Levo- +
     DOPA, dihydroxyphenylalanine.] (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.
     [PJC]

l-dopa - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  L-dopa
      n 1: the levorotatory form of dopa (trade names Bendopa and
           Brocadopa and Larodopa); as a drug it is used to treat
           Parkinson's disease [syn: L-dopa, levodopa, Bendopa,
           Brocadopa, Larodopa]