DL-DOPA
DL-DOPA Basic information
- Product Name:
- DL-DOPA
- Synonyms:
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- DL-DOPA (DL-3,4-DIHYDROXYPHENYLALANINE, 97%
- Alanine, 3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-, DL- (8CI)
- b-(3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)-a-alanine
- Benzenepropanoic acid, a-amino-3,4-dihydroxy-
- DL-4,5-Dihydroxyphenylalanine
- DL-b-(3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)alanine
- Hydrocaffeic acid, a-amino-
- NSC 16940
- CAS:
- 63-84-3
- MF:
- C9H11NO4
- MW:
- 197.19
- EINECS:
- 200-566-0
- Product Categories:
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- Biological-modified Amino Acids
- Amino Acids
- Biochemistry
- Mol File:
- 63-84-3.mol
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DL-DOPA Chemical Properties
- Melting point:
- 270-272 °C(lit.)
- Boiling point:
- 334.28°C (rough estimate)
- Density
- 1.3075 (rough estimate)
- refractive index
- 1.5270 (estimate)
- storage temp.
- Store at -20°C
- solubility
- Water:62.5(Max Conc. mg/mL);316.95(Max Conc. mM)
- form
- Powder
- pka
- 2.24±0.20(Predicted)
- color
- Off-white
- Odor
- Odorless
- Water Solubility
- Soluble in water, 0.5M dilute hydrochloric acid and formic acid. Insoluble in ethanol, benzene, chloroform and ethyl acetate.
- Merck
- 14,3420
- BRN
- 3204800
- 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
- SMILES
- NC(Cc1ccc(O)c(O)c1)C(O)=O
- CAS DataBase Reference
- 63-84-3(CAS DataBase Reference)
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MSDS
- Language:English Provider:SigmaAldrich
- Language:English Provider:ALFA
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DL-DOPA Usage And Synthesis
Uses
3,4-Dihydroxy-DL-phenylalanine is used as a dopamine precursor. It is also useful in organic synthesis.
Definition
ChEBI: A hydroxyphenylalanine carrying hydroxy substituents at positions 3 and 4 of the benzene ring.
Synthesis Reference(s)
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 70, p. 693, 1948 DOI: 10.1021/ja01182a079
Biochem/physiol Actions
3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine is an immediate precursor of dopamine, which is a product of tyrosine hydroxylase.
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