"Dihydroxyphenylalanine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A beta-hydroxylated derivative of phenylalanine. The D-form of dihydroxyphenylalanine has less physiologic activity than the L-form and is commonly used experimentally to determine whether the pharmacological effects of LEVODOPA are stereospecific.
| Descriptor ID |
D004295
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.092.311.200 D12.125.072.050.685.400 D12.125.072.050.875.130
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| Concept/Terms |
Dihydroxyphenylalanine- Dihydroxyphenylalanine
- beta-Hydroxytyrosine
- beta Hydroxytyrosine
- 3-Hydroxy-DL-tyrosine
- 3 Hydroxy DL tyrosine
- 3,4-Dihydroxyphenylalanine
- 3,4 Dihydroxyphenylalanine
- Dopa
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| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Dihydroxyphenylalanine" by people in Profiles.
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Efficacy and safety of standardized extract of Trigonella foenum-graecum L seeds as an adjuvant to L-Dopa in the management of patients with Parkinson's disease. Phytother Res. 2014 Feb; 28(2):172-8.
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Lewy body pathology in fetal grafts. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2010 Jan; 1184:55-67.
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A double-blind controlled trial of bilateral fetal nigral transplantation in Parkinson's disease. Ann Neurol. 2003 Sep; 54(3):403-14.
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Comparison of the neurotoxicity of dihydroxyphenylalanine stereoisomers in cultured dopamine neurons. Clin Neuropharmacol. 1996 Aug; 19(4):360-5.