dopa
/ˈdəʊpə/noun
mass noun
1- Biochemistry a compound which is present in nervous tissue as a precursor of dopamine, used in the treatment of Parkinson's disease【生化】多巴。参见L-DOPA.
1.1
- An amino acid; alternative name: dihydroxyphenylalanine; chem. formula: C9H11NO4.一种氨基酸; 又名二羟基苯丙氨酸; 化学分子式：C9H11NO4.
词源
early 20th cent.: from German， acronym from the systematic name.