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Alternate Names: Larodopa, Bendopa, Levopa
CAS No: 59-92-7
PubChem CID: 6047
Mol Formula: C9H11NO4
Mol Weight: 197.19 g/mol
IUPAC Name: (2S)-2-amino-3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)propanoic acid
API Description: Levodopa is a prodrug of dopamine that is administered to patients with Parkinson's due to its ability to cross the blood-brain barrier. Levodopa can be metabolised to dopamine on either side of the blood-brain barrier and so it is generally administered with a dopa decarboxylase inhibitor like carbidopa to prevent metabolism until after it has crossed the blood-brain barrier. Once past the blood-brain barrier, levodopa is metabolized to dopamine and supplements the low endogenous levels of dopamine to treat symptoms of Parkinson's.
