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D9503

Sigma-Aldrich

3,4-Dihydroxy-DL-phenylalanine

Synonym(s):

3-(3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)-DL-alanine, DL-3-Hydroxytyrosine, DL-DOPA

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Linear Formula:
(HO)2C6H3CH2CH(NH2)COOH
CAS Number:
63-84-3
Molecular Weight:
197.19
Beilstein:
3204800
EC Number:
200-566-0
MDL number:
MFCD00063060
UNSPSC Code:
12352209
eCl@ss:
32160406
PubChem Substance ID:
24894298
NACRES:
NA.32

form

powder

Quality Level

100

mp

270-272 °C (lit.)
290 °C (dec.) (lit.)

SMILES string

NC(Cc1ccc(O)c(O)c1)C(O)=O

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)

InChI key

WTDRDQBEARUVNC-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Gene Information

human ... DRD1(1812) , DRD2(1813) , DRD3(1814) , DRD4(1815) , DRD5(1816)
mouse ... DRD1(13488) , DRD2(13489) , DRD3(13490) , DRD4(13491) , DRD5(13492)
rat ... DRD1(24316) , DRD2(24318) , DRD3(29238) , DRD4(25432) , DRD5(25195)

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Biochem/physiol Actions

3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine is an immediate precursor of dopamine, which is a product of tyrosine hydroxylase.

Pictograms

Exclamation mark
GHS07

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H315,H319,H335

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Handbook of Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience (2001)
Dopamine formation, from its immediate precursor 3, 4-dihydroxyphenylalanine, along the rat digestive tract
Vieira-Coelho MA and Soares-da-Silva P
Fundamental & Clinical Pharmacology, 7(5), 235-243 (1993)
Luis García-Fernández et al.
Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.), 25(4), 529-533 (2012-11-10)
Inspired by the amino acid 2-chloro-4,5-dihydroxyphenylalanine (Cl-DOPA), present in the composition of the proteinaceous glue of the sandcastle worm Phragmatopoma californica, a simple strategy is presented to confer antifouling properties to polymer surfaces using (but not releasing) a bioinspired biocide.
Euitae Kim et al.
Journal of cerebral blood flow and metabolism : official journal of the International Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism, 33(6), 914-920 (2013-03-15)
We validated the use of a novel image-based method for partial volume correction (PVC), structural-functional synergistic resolution recovery (SFS-RR) for the accurate quantification of dopamine synthesis capacity measured using [(18)F]DOPA positron emission tomography. The bias and reliability of SFS-RR were
Steven L Saville et al.
Nanoscale, 5(5), 2152-2163 (2013-02-08)
It has been recently reported that for some suspensions of magnetic nanoparticles the transverse proton relaxation rate, R(2), is dependent on the time that the sample is exposed to an applied magnetic field. This time dependence has been linked to
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