Methyldopa hydrochloride - CAS 884-39-9

L- (-) -α-Methyldopa hydrochloride is an alpha-adrenergic agonist psychoactive drug. It is used as a sympatholytic or antihypertensive. Methyldopa has a dual mechanism of action. It is a competitive inhibitor of the enzyme DOPA decarboxylase, which converts L-DOPA into dopamine.

Others, Endogenous Metabolite, Adrenergic Receptor

Metabolism, Neuroscience, Others, GPCR/G Protein

836

C10H14ClNO4

247.68

C([C@](C(O)=O)(C)N)C1=CC(O)=C(O)C=C1.Cl

-20°C

Ice Packs

Small Compound