L-Dopa

About L-Dopa

L-dopa is not a core amino acid in terms of a building block for proteins. L-dopa is a synthetic protein for medical use.

Uses/Benefits

L-dopa is used as the main active ingredient of numerous medicines that provide therapy for Parkinson’s disease.

Manufacturing

L-dopa is manufactured by the enzymatic method from catechol and pyruvic acid or by chemical synthesis using vanillin as the starting material. L-dopa is manufactured by Ajinomoto under cGMP conditions. A Drug Master File for L-dopa is on record at the FDA. L-dopa meets USP and EP specifications.