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L-DOPA

Cat. No. 3788 5 Citations 1 Review Submit a Review Datasheet / COA / SDS
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Description: Dopamine precursor
Alternative Names: Levodopa
Chemical Name: L-3,4-Dihydroxyphenylalanine
Purity: ≥98% (HPLC)
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Citations (5)
Reviews (1)
Literature (2)
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Biological Activity for L-DOPA

L-DOPA is an immediate precursor of dopamine, produced by tyrosine hydroxylase. Displays antiParkinsonian activity.

Technical Data for L-DOPA

M. Wt 197.19
Formula C9H11NO4
Storage Store at -20°C
Purity ≥98% (HPLC)
CAS Number 59-92-7
PubChem ID 6047
InChI Key WTDRDQBEARUVNC-LURJTMIESA-N
Smiles OC1=C(O)C=CC(C[C@H](N)C(O)=O)=C1

The technical data provided above is for guidance only. For batch specific data refer to the Certificate of Analysis.

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Solubility Data for L-DOPA

Solvent Max Conc. mg/mL Max Conc. mM
Solubility
water 0.99 5
1eq. HCl 9.86 50

Preparing Stock Solutions for L-DOPA

The following data is based on the product molecular weight 197.19. Batch specific molecular weights may vary from batch to batch due to the degree of hydration, which will affect the solvent volumes required to prepare stock solutions.

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Concentration / Solvent Volume / Mass 1 mg 5 mg 10 mg
0.5 mM 10.14 mL 50.71 mL 101.43 mL
2.5 mM 2.03 mL 10.14 mL 20.29 mL
5 mM 1.01 mL 5.07 mL 10.14 mL
25 mM 0.2 mL 1.01 mL 2.03 mL

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Product Datasheets for L-DOPA

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References for L-DOPA

References are publications that support the biological activity of the product.

Pisani and Shen (2009) Levodopa-induced dyskinesia and striatal signaling pathways. Proc.Natl.Acad.Sci.USA 106 2973

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⚠ WARNING: This product can expose you to chemicals including Levodopa, which is known to the State of California to cause reproductive toxicity with developmental effects. For more information, go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov

5 Citations for L-DOPA

Citations are publications that use Tocris products. Selected citations for L-DOPA include:

Christopher P et al (2021) Cocaine shifts dopamine D2 receptor sensitivity to gate conditioned behaviors. Neuron 109 3421-3435.e5 PMID: 34506723

Alexander G et al (2021) Dopamine differentially modulates the size of projection neuron ensembles in the intact and dopamine-depleted striatum. Elife 10 PMID: 33983121

Marc et al (2021) Transcriptional co-activator regulates melanocyte differentiation and oncogenesis by integrating cAMP and MAPK/ERK pathways. Cell Rep 35 109136 PMID: 34010639

Xiao et al (2018) A Basal Ganglia Circuit Sufficient to Guide Birdsong Learning. Neuron 98 208 PMID: 29551492

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Very stable compound.
By Luiz Alexandre Magno on 10/26/2018
Assay Type: In Vivo
Species: Mouse

I have used L-DOPA to increase dopamine in mouse brain. There was an increase in dopamine levels in the striatum of animals treated with 4 injections of L-DOPA.

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Literature in this Area

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Dopamine Receptors Scientific Review

Dopamine Receptors Scientific Review

Written by Phillip Strange and revised by Kim Neve in 2013, this review summarizes the history of the dopamine receptors and provides an overview of individual receptor subtype properties, their distribution and identifies ligands which act at each receptor subtype. Compounds available from Tocris are listed.

Parkinson's Disease Poster

Parkinson's Disease Poster

Parkinson's disease (PD) causes chronic disability and is the second most common neurodegenerative condition. This poster outlines the neurobiology of the disease, as well as highlighting current therapeutic treatments for symptomatic PD, and emerging therapeutic strategies to delay PD onset and progression.