Melevodopa
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| Formula | C10H13NO4 |
| Molar mass | 211.215 g/mol |
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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 higher water solubility compared to tablet levodopa.[1]
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- ^ Patrick Hickey and Mark Stacy (2011). "Available and emerging treatments for Parkinson's disease". Drug Des Devel Ther. 5: 241–254. doi:10.2147/DDDT.S11836. PMC 3096539
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