Dopa or DOPA may refer to:
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Dihydroxyphenylalanine
Dihydroxyphenylalanine may refer to either of two chemical compounds:
* D-DOPA (R), 3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine
* L-DOPA (S), 3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine, a precursor of a neurotransmitter
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(DOPA)
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L-DOPA
-DOPA, also known as levodopa and -3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine, is an amino acid that is made and used as part of the normal biology of some plants and animals, including humans. Humans, as well as a portion of the other animals that utilize -DOPA ...
(levodopa), used in the treatment of Parkinson's disease
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D-DOPA
-DOPA (-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine; dextrodopa) is similar to -DOPA (levodopa), but with opposite chirality. Levo- and dextro- rotation refer to a molecule's ability to rotate planes of polarized light in one or the other direction. Whereas - ...
, an enantiomer of L-DOPA
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3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic acid or DOPAC, a metabolite of dopamine
* Dopa, an angel in Enochian
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Deleting Online Predators Act of 2006
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Department of Provincial Administration (DOPA), a department under the
Ministry of Interior
An interior ministry (sometimes called a ministry of internal affairs or ministry of home affairs) is a government department that is responsible for internal affairs.
Lists of current ministries of internal affairs
Named "ministry"
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in Thailand
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