levodopa

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:chemical_compound
gptkb:drug
gptkbp:administeredBy benserazide
carbidopa
gptkbp:approvedForMedicalUseIn 1967
gptkbp:ATCCode N04BA01
gptkbp:bioavailability 30%
gptkbp:CASNumber 59-92-7
gptkbp:category antiparkinsonian agent
dopaminergic agent
gptkbp:chemicalFormula C9H11NO4
gptkbp:contraindication narrow-angle glaucoma
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Arvid_Carlsson
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Markus_Guggenheim
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1911
gptkbp:eliminationHalfLife 1.5 hours
gptkbp:excretion urine
gptkbp:firstSynthesized gptkb:Casimir_Funk
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:Mucuna_pruriens
gptkb:broad_beans
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label levodopa
gptkbp:interactsWith gptkb:monoamine_oxidase_inhibitors
vitamin B6
antipsychotics
gptkbp:legalStatus prescription only
gptkbp:mechanismOfAction converted to dopamine in the brain
gptkbp:meltingPoint 275 °C
gptkbp:metabolism aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase
catechol-O-methyltransferase
gptkbp:molecularWeight 197.19 g/mol
gptkbp:predecessor dopamine
gptkbp:pregnancyCategory C (US)
gptkbp:proteinBinding less than 10%
gptkbp:PubChem_CID 6047
gptkbp:riskFactor compulsive behaviors
motor fluctuations
on-off phenomenon
gptkbp:routeOfAdministration oral
gptkbp:sideEffect nausea
hypotension
dyskinesia
hallucinations
gptkbp:synonym gptkb:L-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine
gptkb:L-DOPA
gptkbp:UNII 46627O600J
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:Parkinson's_disease
dopamine-responsive dystonia
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Parkinson's_disease
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5