Dopa Decarboxylase

"Dopa Decarboxylase" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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One of the AROMATIC-L-AMINO-ACID DECARBOXYLASES, this enzyme is responsible for the conversion of DOPA to DOPAMINE. It is of clinical importance in the treatment of Parkinson's disease.

Descriptor ID	D004296
MeSH Number(s)	D08.811.520.224.125.100.500
Concept/Terms	Dopa Decarboxylase Dopa Decarboxylase Decarboxylase, Dopa

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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Enzymes and Coenzymes [D08]
Enzymes [D08.811]
Lyases [D08.811.520]
Carbon-Carbon Lyases [D08.811.520.224]
Carboxy-Lyases [D08.811.520.224.125]
Aromatic-L-Amino-Acid Decarboxylases [D08.811.520.224.125.100]
Dopa Decarboxylase [D08.811.520.224.125.100.500]

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