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D9446

L-DOPS

≥98% (HPLC)

Synonym(s):

Droxidopa, L-threo 3,4-Dihydroxyphenylserine

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C9H11NO5
CAS Number:
23651-95-8
Molecular Weight:
213.19
NACRES:
NA.77
PubChem Substance ID:
329798902
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
MDL number:
MFCD00799030

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InChI key

QXWYKJLNLSIPIN-JGVFFNPUSA-N

SMILES string

N[C@@H]([C@H](O)c1ccc(O)c(O)c1)C(O)=O

InChI

1S/C9H11NO5/c10-7(9(14)15)8(13)4-1-2-5(11)6(12)3-4/h1-3,7-8,11-13H,10H2,(H,14,15)/t7-,8+/m0/s1

assay

≥98% (HPLC)

form

powder

storage condition

desiccated

color

white to tan

solubility

DMSO: ≥3 mg/mL

storage temp.

−20°C

Quality Level

100

Gene Information

human ... ADRA1A(148), ADRA1B(147), ADRA1D(146), ADRA2A(150), ADRA2B(151), ADRA2C(152), ADRB1(153), ADRB2(154), ADRB3(155)

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General description

L-DOPS, also called L-threo 3,4-Dihydroxyphenylserine or droxidopa is a catecholamine. L-DOPS has many clinical advantages and may be useful for treating norepinephrine deficiency. It is used for treating neurogenic orthostatic hypotension and improves norepinephrine levels. L-DOPS mediates reduction of amyloid plaques and could have a therapeutic potential for treating amyloid pathology.

Application

L-DOPS has been administered for clinical trial studies in mice with amyloid pathology.

Biochem/physiol Actions

L-DOPS is a norepinephrine precursor in vivo.

Features and Benefits

This compound is featured on the Dopamine, Norepinephrine and Epinephrine Synthesis page of the Handbook of Receptor Classification and Signal Transduction. To browse other handbook pages, click here.

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GHS07

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Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

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David S Goldstein et al.
Journal of clinical pharmacology, 51(1), 66-74 (2010-03-12)
L-threo-3,4-dihydroxyphenylserine (L-DOPS), a norepinephrine (NE) prodrug, is investigational for orthostatic hypotension, which occurs commonly in Parkinson's disease. Adjunctive anti-parkinsonian drugs might interact with L-DOPS. We tested whether L-aromatic amino-acid decarboxylase inhibition by carbidopa (CAR) attenuates L-DOPS conversion to NE and
Christopher J Mathias
Clinical autonomic research : official journal of the Clinical Autonomic Research Society, 18 Suppl 1, 25-29 (2008-04-23)
Neurogenic orthostatic hypotension is a cardinal feature of generalised autonomic failure and commonly is the presenting sign in patients with primary autonomic failure. Orthostatic hypotension can result in considerable morbidity and even mortality and is a major management problem in
Horacio Kaufmann et al.
Neurology, 83(4), 328-335 (2014-06-20)
To determine whether droxidopa, an oral norepinephrine precursor, improves symptomatic neurogenic orthostatic hypotension (nOH). Patients with symptomatic nOH due to Parkinson disease, multiple system atrophy, pure autonomic failure, or nondiabetic autonomic neuropathy underwent open-label droxidopa dose optimization (100-600 mg 3
Jill M Wecht et al.
Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation, 94(10), 2006-2012 (2013-04-23)
To determine the effect of an escalating dose of droxidopa (100, 200, and 400 mg) compared with placebo on seated blood pressure (BP) in hypotensive individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI). Secondarily, we aimed to determine the effect of droxidopa
Courtney Holmes et al.
Clinical chemistry, 56(5), 832-838 (2010-03-09)
L-threo-3,4-dihydroxyphenylserine (L-DOPS, droxidopa) is a norepinephrine (NE) prodrug under development to treat orthostatic hypotension. 3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetaldehyde (DOPAL), an endogenous catecholaldehyde produced by enzymatic oxidative deamination of dopamine, is toxic to catecholaminergic neurons. Based on the observation of increasing plasma DOPAL after
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Dopamine, Norepinephrine and Ephinephrine Synthesis

Dopamine-β-hydroxylase is located inside amine storage vesicles of norepinephrine neurons. Dopamine is actively transported from the cytoplasm into the vesicles. As the enzyme is a copper containing protein, its activity can be inhibited by copper chelating agents, such as diethyldithiocarbamate and FLA-63. Inhibition of the enzyme effectively reduces tissue norepinephrine levels.

多巴胺、去甲肾上腺素和肾上腺素的合成

多巴胺-β-羟化酶位于去甲肾上腺素神经元的胺存储囊泡内。多巴胺通过主动运输而从细胞质转运到囊泡中。由于该酶是一种含铜的蛋白质，因此其活性会被铜螯合剂，如二乙基二硫代氨基甲酸酯和FLA-63所抑制。对该酶的抑制可有效降低组织去甲肾上腺素的水平。

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