Melevodopa
Melevodopa (brand name Levomet) is a dopaminergic agent. It is the methyl ester of levodopa. It is used in tablet form as an effervescent prodrug with 250 times the water solubility of tablet levodopa.[1]
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Formula | C10H13NO4 |
Molar mass | 211.217 g·mol−1 |
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- Hickey P, Stacy M (2011). "Available and emerging treatments for Parkinson's disease: a review". Drug Design, Development and Therapy. 5: 241–54. doi:10.2147/DDDT.S11836. PMC 3096539. PMID 21607020.
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