CHEBI:31524 - droxidopa

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ChEBI Name droxidopa
ChEBI ID CHEBI:31524
Definition A serine derivative that is L-serine substituted at the β-position by a 3,4-dihydroxyphenyl group. A prodrug for noradrenalone, it is used for treatment of neurogenic orthostatic hypotension
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Application(s): prodrug
A compound that, on administration, must undergo chemical conversion by metabolic processes before becoming the pharmacologically active drug for which it is a prodrug.
vasoconstrictor agent
Drug used to cause constriction of the blood vessels.
antihypertensive agent
Any drug used in the treatment of acute or chronic vascular hypertension regardless of pharmacological mechanism.
Related Structures
droxidopa is a Structural Derivative of
L-tyrosine
Mass : 181.18858
Formula : C9H11NO3
17895
L-phenylalanine
Mass : 165.18918
Formula : C9H11NO2
17295
phenylalanine
Mass : 165.18918
Formula : C9H11NO2
28044
proteinogenic amino acid
Definition : Any of the 23 alpha-amino acids that are precursors to proteins, and are incorporated into proteins during translation. The group includes the 20 amino acids encoded by the nuclear genes of eukaryotes together with selenocysteine, pyrrolysine, and N-formylmethionine. Apart from glycine, which is non-chiral, all have L configuration.
tyrosine
Mass : 181.18858
Formula : C9H11NO3
18186
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