dihydroxyphenylalanine

American

[dahy-hahy-drok-si-fen-l-al-uh-neen, -nin, -feen-l-] / ˌdaɪ haɪˈdrɒk sɪˌfɛn lˈæl əˌnin, -nɪn, -ˌfin l- /

noun

Biochemistry.

dopa.

Etymology

Origin of dihydroxyphenylalanine

dihydroxy + phenylalanine

Example Sentences

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Each of the 15 proteins that make up the mollusks’ holdfasts—thread-like structures that help attach the mussel to a hard substrate-- contains an abundance of an amino acid called dihydroxyphenylalanine, or DOPA.

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