Category:
Central Nervous System Drugs
CAS NO:
59-92-7
Standard:
BP,EP,
Levodopa is a chemical that is made and used as part of the normal biology of humans, some animals and plants. Some animals and humans make it via biosynthesis from the amino acid L-tyrosine. L-DOPA is the precursor to the neurotransmitters dopamine, norepinephrine (noradrenaline), and epinephrine (adrenaline) collectively known as catecholamines.It is used in the clinicaltreatment of Parkinson's disease and dopamine-responsive dystonia.