[mass noun](Biochemistry)a compound which is present in nervous tissue as a precursor of dopamine, used in the treatment of Parkinson's disease (生化)多巴,二羟苯基丙氨酸。 参见 l-dopa
An amino acid; alternative name: dihydroxyphenylalanine; chem. formula: C9H11NO4 一种氨基酸;又名二羟苯基氨基丙酸;化学分子式:C9H11NO4
语源
early 20th cent.: from German, acronym from the systematic name