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In medicine, a naturally occurring amino acid from which dopamine, a compound involved in the transmission of nervous impulses in the brain, is made. Dopamine deficiency is one of the causative factors of Parkinson's disease.



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The side chains, called dihydroxyphenylalanine (DOPA), have an affinity for iron.
Marine superglue: mussels get stickiness from iron in seawater by Goho, A. / Science News
The modified amino acid, called dihydroxyphenylalanine (DOPA), has two functions.
Amino acid puts the muscle in mussel glue by Wu, C. / Science News
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