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Organic Chemicals > Hydrazines > Carbidopa
... > Organic Chemicals > Amines > Catecholamines > Dihydroxyphenylalanine > Methyldopa > Carbidopa
... > Organic Chemicals > Hydrocarbons > Hydrocarbons, Cyclic > Hydrocarbons, Aromatic > Benzene Derivatives > Phenols > Catechols > Catecholamines > Dihydroxyphenylalanine > Methyldopa > Carbidopa
... > Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Amino Acids > Amino Acids, Cyclic > Amino Acids, Aromatic > Tyrosine > Dihydroxyphenylalanine > Methyldopa > Carbidopa
... > Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Amino Acids > Amino Acids, Essential > Phenylalanine > Dihydroxyphenylalanine > Methyldopa > Carbidopa
... > Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Amino Acids > Amino Acids, Cyclic > Amino Acids, Aromatic > Phenylalanine > Dihydroxyphenylalanine > Methyldopa > Carbidopa

Preferred term

Carbidopa  

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Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Methyldopahydrazine

Scope note

  • An inhibitor of DOPA DECARBOXYLASE that prevents conversion of LEVODOPA to dopamine. It is used in PARKINSON DISEASE to reduce peripheral adverse effects of LEVODOPA. It has no anti-parkinson activity by itself.

History note

  • 80; was METHYLDOPAHYDRAZINE see under HYDRAZINES 1975-79; was METHYLDOPAHYDRAZINE 1973-74 (Prov)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D002230

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