DOPA

dopa, dihydroxyphenylalanine

(noun) amino acid that is formed in the liver and converted into dopamine in the brain

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

DOPA (uncountable)

Alternative letter-case form of dopa

Anagrams

• APOD, DAPO, DPOA, PAOD, apod

Etymology

Noun

dopa (uncountable)

The amino acid dihydroxyphenylalanine that is generated in the liver from tyrosine and then converted into dopamine in the brain.

Anagrams

• APOD, DAPO, DPOA, PAOD, apod

Source: Wiktionary



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