dopa

D2O1P3A1

noun

The amino acid dihydroxyphenylalanine that is generated in the liver from tyrosine and then converted into dopamine in the brain.

Similar
dihydroxyphenylalanine
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Meanings

dopa1

noundopa (uncountable)

alternative DOPA

  1. uncountablebiochemistryThe amino acid dihydroxyphenylalanine that is generated in the liver from tyrosine and then converted into dopamine in the brain.

DOPA2

nounDOPA (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiochemistryAlternative letter-case form of dopa.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounamino acid that is formed in the liver and converted into dopamine in the brain

Similar
dihydroxyphenylalanine
Broader
amino acidaminoalkanoic acid
Also see
dihydroxyphenylalanine

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Shortened from dihydroxyphenylalanine.

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Translations

Bulgarian ДОПА
  • ДОПА (DOPA)Translations

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

apod
Cite this entry
APA

dopa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dopa

MLA

“dopa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dopa. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dopa,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dopa.

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