Levodopa sodium

• Catalog Number: orb1985869
• Category: Small Molecules
• Description: Levodopa is the naturally occurring form of DIHYDROXYPHENYLALANINE and the immediate precursor of DOPAMINE. Unlike dopamine itself, it can be taken orally and crosses the blood-brain barrier, and rapidly taken up by dopaminergic neurons and converted to DOPAMINE.
• Purity: 98.00%
• MW: 219.17
• Biological Activity: Levodopa is the naturally occurring form of DIHYDROXYPHENYLALANINE and the immediate precursor of DOPAMINE. Unlike dopamine itself, it can be taken orally and crosses the blood-brain barrier, and rapidly taken up by dopaminergic neurons and converted to DOPAMINE.
• CAS Number: 63302-01-2
• Formula: C₉H₁₀NNaO₄
• SMILES: N[C@H](C([O-])=O)Cc1cc(O)c(O)cc1.[Na+]
• Storage: -20°C
• Note: For research use only