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| C=9 | H=11 | N=1 | O=4
| cat=sd
| image= [[Image:D-DOPA Line.png|210px|D-DOPA Line]]
| name=(R)-2-amino-3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-propanoic acid
| <!-- abbreviations=D-DOPA -->
| synonyms=Dextrodopa
| mass=197.188
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| isoelectric_point=
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| PubChem=92222
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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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[[Category:Aromatic amino acids]]



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