Melevodopa
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methyl (2S)-2-amino-3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)propanoate
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| CAS Number | 7101-51-1 |
| ATC code | N04BA04 |
| PubChem | CID 23497 |
| ChemSpider | 21968  |
| UNII | M30686U4X4 |
| KEGG | D07304 |
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| Formula | C10H13NO4 |
| Molar mass | 211.215 g/mol |
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Melevodopa (brand name Levomet) is a dopaminergic agent. It is the methyl ester of levodopa. It is used in tablet form as an effervescent prodrug with 250 times higher water solubility compared to tablet levodopa.[1]
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- ^ Patrick Hickey and Mark Stacy (2011). "Available and emerging treatments for Parkinson’s disease". Drug Des Devel Ther 5: 241–254. doi:10.2147/DDDT.S11836. PMC 3096539. PMID 21607020.
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