D-dopa

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D-DOPA (Dextrodopa) is similar to L-DOPA (levodopa, 3,4-dihydroxy-L-phenylalanine), but differs in its property of dextrorotation. Levo- and dextro- rotation reference a molecules ability to rotate planes of polarized light in either direction.

While L-Dopa is moderately effective against the loss of natural dopamine in Parkinson’s disease, D-Dopa is biologically inactive. D- dopa is L- Dopa’s enantiomer. See L-DOPA for more information about DOPA in general.

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