L-Laevodopa

product name: L-Laevodopa

Synonyms:3,4-Dihydroxy-L-phenylalanin; L-Dopa, Bendopa, Dopar, Larodopa, Parda, Vevopa;Botanical Resource:Stizolobium cochinchin ensis(Lour). Tang et Wang. or Mucuna Pruriens (L)   

Part of the Plant Used: Seed      

CAS No.: 59-92-7

EINECS: 200-445-2

Molecular formula:  C9H11NO4

Molecular weight:   197.19

Melting Point: 276-278

Description: Mucuna pruriens is a tropical legume known as velvet bean or cowitch, found in Africa, India and the Caribbean. Mucuna pruriens seeds contain high concentrations of levodopa, a direct precursor of the neurotransmitter dopamine. It has long been used in traditional Ayurvedic Indian medicine for diseases including Parkinson's Disease. L-dopa converts into dopamine, an important brain chemical involved in mood, sexuality, and movement.