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Levodopa

Known as: beta-(3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)-L-alanine, 3,4-Dihydroxy-L-phenylalanine, .beta.-(3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)-L-alanine 
An amino acid precursor of dopamine with antiparkinsonian properties. Levodopa is a prodrug that is converted to dopamine by DOPA decarboxylase and… 
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Narrower (18)

2,4,5-trihydroxyphenylalanine quinone2,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine3,4,6-trihydroxyphenylalanine quinone3-O-methyl-6-fluoro-dopa

Broader (2)

Antiparkinson AgentsDopa
Carbidopa / LevodopaCarbidopa 10 MG / Levodopa 100 MG Disintegrating Oral TabletCarbidopa 10 MG / Levodopa 100 MG Oral TabletCarbidopa 10 MG / Levodopa 100 MG Oral Tablet [Sinemet]

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Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Synthesis and antitumor activity of cysteinyl-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanines and related compounds.
The natural catecholic amino acid 5-S-cysteinyl-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (1) was selectively toxic to a variety of human tumor… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Dopaminergic modulation of aldosterone secretion is independent of alterations in renin secretion.
This study was designed to determine if dopaminergic modulation of aldosterone secretion is mediated through the renin… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Progesterone biosynthesis and metabolism by ovarian follicles and isolated oocytes Xenopus laevis.
Ovarian follicles of Xen opus laevis exposed to exogenous radioactive pregnenolone have been observed to synthesize radioactive… 
Review
1975
Review
1975
Prolactin and breast carcinoma.
The recent findings regarding the possible relation of prolactin to human breast cancer are reviewed. Prolactin is a single… 
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
The metabolism of vitamin D 3 in the chick.
Abstract Physiological doses of radioactive vitamin D3 are administered to vitamin D-deficient chicks 16 hours prior to the… 
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
L-DOPA suppression of thyrotropin-releasing hormone response in man.
ABSTRACT 500 μg of thyrotropin releasing hormone (TRH) was injected intravenously into eight Parkinsonian patients being treated… 
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
Inhibition of prolactin secretion and successful therapy of the Forbes-Albright syndrome with L-dopa.
Fourteen patients with galactorrhea, elevated serum prolactin levels (10–1130 ng/ml), and decreased urinary excretion of… 
Highly Cited
1960
Highly Cited
1960
Are dihydroxphenylalanine decarboxylase and 5-hydroxytrptophan decarboxylase individual enzymes?
Using an enzyme preparation from rabbit kidney cortex, the amino acids 3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine and 5-hydroxytryptophan were… 
Highly Cited
1960
Highly Cited
1960
Serotonin Synthesis in Carcinoid Patients
RECENT investigations in our laboratories have shown that α-methyl-3,4-dihydroxy-DL-phenylalanine (α-methyl-dopa) is an effective… 
Highly Cited
1935
Highly Cited
1935
AN IMPROVED (PARAFFIN SECTION) METHOD FOR THE DOPA REACTION: WITH CONSIDERATIONS OF THE DOPA-POSITIVE CELL, AS STUDIED BY THIS METHOD
Progress in dermatologic histopathology has been meager during the past one or two decades. There have been a few reports of… 
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