levodopa
a.
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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