alpha-Difluoromethyl-DOPA

α-Difluoromethyl-DOPA
	IUPAC name (2S)-2-Amino-2-[(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)methyl]-3,3-difluoropropanoic acid
Identifiers
CAS number	69955-03-9
PubChem	129677
ChemSpider	114812
MeSH	alpha-difluoromethyl-DOPA
Jmol-3D images	Image 1; Image 2
	SMILES C1=CC(=C(C=C1C[C@@](C(F)F)(C(=O)O)N)O)O FC(F)[C@](C(=O)O)(N)Cc1cc(O)c(O)cc1 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C10H11F2NO4/c11-8(12)10(13,9(16)17)4-5-1-2-6(14)7(15)3-5/h1-3,8,14-15H,4,13H2,(H,16,17)/t10-/m1/s1 ; Key: XZVHHLNLLVICFA-SNVBAGLBSA-N InChI=1/C10H11F2NO4/c11-8(12)10(13,9(16)17)4-5-1-2-6(14)7(15)3-5/h1-3,8,14-15H,4,13H2,(H,16,17)/t10-/m1/s1; Key: XZVHHLNLLVICFA-SNVBAGLBBM ;
Properties
Molecular formula	C10H11F2NO4
Molar mass	247.20 g/mol
	(verify) (what is: /?); Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
	Infobox references

α-Difluoromethyl-DOPA (DFMD, DFM-DOPA) is a DOPA decarboxylase inhibitor.^[1]

[edit] See also

^ Zbinden G, Brändle E (February 1980). "Inhibition of 5-hydroxytryptophan nephrotoxicity by alpha-difluoromethyl-dopa, an inhibitor or L-amino acid decarboxylase". Toxicology Letters 5 (2): 125–9. PMID 6781106.