Term Name: dopa
Synonyms: (+-)-3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)alanine, (+-)-dopa, (R,S)-dopa, 2-amino-3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)propanoic acid, 3',4'-dihydroxyphenylalanine, 3-hydroxy-DL-tyrosine, 3-hydroxytyrosine, beta-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-DL-alpha-alanine, DL-3,4-dopa, dl-beta-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-alpha-alanine, DL-beta-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)alanine, DL-dihydroxyphenylalanine, DL-dioxyphenylalanine, dopa
Definition: A hydroxyphenylalanine carrying hydroxy substituents at positions 3 and 4 of the benzene ring.
Ontology: ChEBI [CHEBI:49168]  ( EBI )

Relationships
is a type of: hydroxyphenylalanine non-proteinogenic alpha-amino acid tyrosine derivative
has subtype: D-dopa L-dopa
has_role: human metabolite
inverse has_functional_parent: 6-hydroxydopa N-methyldopa