L-DOPA
Molecular structure via molpic
Molecular formula	C9H11NO4
Molecular mass	197.19 g/mol
Predicted LogP	-2.7
Melting point	270 °C
Solubility	3.6 mg/mL
Chirality	racemic

Identifiers []
IUPAC name	2-amino-3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)propanoic acid
SMILES	C1=CC(=C(C=C1CC(C(=O)O)N)O)O
InChI	InChI=1S/C9H11NO4/c10-6(9(13)14)3-5-1-2-7(11)8(12)4-5/h1-2,4,6,11-12H,3,10H2,(H,13,14)
InChIKey	WTDRDQBEARUVNC-UHFFFAOYSA-N

3,4-Dihydroxyphenylalanine

3,4-Dihydroxyphenylalanine (also known as DL-DOPA, 3,4-Dihydroxy-DL-phenylalanine, 2-Amino-3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)propanoic acid, 3-(3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)-DL-alanine, dihydroxyphenylalanine, 3-Hydroxytyrosine, DL-Dihydroxyphenylalanine, DL-Dioxyphenylalanine, DL-Tyrosine, 3-hydroxy- or 3-Hydroxy-DL-tyrosine) is a substance of the amino acid class.

Chemistry

Stereochemistry

Stereoisomers []
D-3,4-Dihydroxyphenylalanine	L-3,4-Dihydroxyphenylalanine

Pharmacology

See also

• Substituted amino acids
• Substituted amino acids
• Bluedark

External links

• 3,4-Dihydroxyphenylalanine / D-3,4-Dihydroxyphenylalanine / L-3,4-Dihydroxyphenylalanine (Wikidata)
• 3,4-Dihydroxyphenylalanine / D-3,4-Dihydroxyphenylalanine / L-3,4-Dihydroxyphenylalanine (PubChem)
• 3,4-Dihydroxyphenylalanine / D-3,4-Dihydroxyphenylalanine / L-3,4-Dihydroxyphenylalanine (ChEMBL)
• 3,4-Dihydroxyphenylalanine / D-3,4-Dihydroxyphenylalanine / L-3,4-Dihydroxyphenylalanine (ChEBI)
• 3,4-Dihydroxyphenylalanine / D-3,4-Dihydroxyphenylalanine / L-3,4-Dihydroxyphenylalanine (Common Chemistry)
• 3,4-Dihydroxyphenylalanine / L-3,4-Dihydroxyphenylalanine (HMDB)
• 3,4-Dihydroxyphenylalanine / D-3,4-Dihydroxyphenylalanine / L-3,4-Dihydroxyphenylalanine (UNII)
• 3,4-Dihydroxyphenylalanine / D-3,4-Dihydroxyphenylalanine / L-3,4-Dihydroxyphenylalanine (EPA DSSTox)