Melevodopa

Chemical compound

N04BA04 (WHO)

Identifiers

IUPAC name

methyl (2S)-2-amino-3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)propanoate

CAS Number

7101-51-1

PubChem CID

23497

ChemSpider

21968^Y

UNII

M30686U4X4

KEGG

D07304^Y

CompTox Dashboard (EPA)

DTXSID9048433

Chemical and physical dataFormulaC₁₀H₁₃NO₄Molar mass211.217 g·mol⁻¹3D model (JSmol)

Interactive image

SMILES

O=C(OC)[C@@H](N)Cc1cc(O)c(O)cc1

InChI

InChI=1S/C10H13NO4/c1-15-10(14)7(11)4-6-2-3-8(12)9(13)5-6/h2-3,5,7,12-13H,4,11H2,1H3/t7-/m0/s1^Y
Key:XBBDACCLCFWBSI-ZETCQYMHSA-N^Y

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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 the water solubility of tablet levodopa.^[1]

References

^ Hickey P, Stacy M (2011). "Available and emerging treatments for Parkinson's disease: a review". Drug Design, Development and Therapy. 5: 241–54. doi:10.2147/DDDT.S11836. PMC 3096539. PMID 21607020.

Antiparkinson agents (N04)

Dopaminergics

DA precursors	Levodopa^# (+benserazide) Melevodopa
DA receptor agonists	Ergoline: Bromocriptine Cabergoline Dihydroergocryptine Lisuride Pergolide Non-ergoline: Apomorphine Piribedil Pramipexole Ropinirole Rotigotine Talipexole
MAO-B inhibitors	Rasagiline Safinamide Selegiline
COMT inhibitors	Entacapone Opicapone Tolcapone
AAAD inhibitors	Benserazide (+levodopa) Carbidopa^#

Anticholinergics

Others

^#WHO-EM
^‡Withdrawn from market
Clinical trials:
- ^†Phase III
- ^§Never to phase III

Dopamine receptor modulators

D₁-like

Agonists	Benzazepines: 6-Br-APB Fenoldopam SKF-38,393 SKF-77,434 SKF-81,297 SKF-82,958 SKF-83,959 Trepipam Zelandopam Ergolines: Cabergoline CY-208,243 Dihydroergocryptine LEK-8829 Lisuride Pergolide Terguride Dihydrexidine derivatives: A-77636 A-86929 Adrogolide (ABT-431, DAS-431) Dihydrexidine Dinapsoline Dinoxyline Doxanthrine Phenethylamines: BCO-001 Deoxyepinephrine (N-methyldopamine, epinine) Dopexamine Etilevodopa Ibopamine L-DOPA (levodopa) Melevodopa L-Phenylalanine L-Tyrosine XP21279 Others: A-68930 Apomorphine Isocorypalmine Nuciferine PF-6649751 PF 6669571 Propylnorapomorphine Rotigotine SKF-89,145 SKF-89,626 Stepholidine Tavapadon Tetrahydropalmatine
PAMs	Tetrahydroisoquinolines: DETQ DPTQ Mevidalen
Antagonists	Typical antipsychotics: Butaclamol Chlorpromazine Chlorprothixene Flupentixol (flupenthixol) (+melitracen) Fluphenazine Loxapine Perphenazine (+amitriptyline) Pifluthixol Thioridazine Thiothixene Trifluoperazine (+tranylcypromine) Zuclopenthixol Atypical antipsychotics: Asenapine Clorotepine Clotiapine Clozapine DHA-clozapine Fluperlapine Iloperidone Norclozapine Norquetiapine Olanzapine (+fluoxetine) Paliperidone Quetiapine Risperidone Tefludazine Zicronapine Ziprasidone Zotepine Others: Berupipam Ecopipam EEDQ Metitepine (methiothepin) Odapipam Perlapine SCH-23390

D₂-like

Agonists

Dihydrexidine derivatives: 2-OH-NPA
Ciladopa
Dihydrexidine
Dinoxyline
N,N-Propyldihydrexidine

Phenethylamines: Deoxyepinephrine (N-methyldopamine, epinine)
Dopexamine
Etilevodopa
Ibopamine
L-DOPA (levodopa)
L-Phenylalanine
L-Tyrosine
Melevodopa
XP21279

Atypical antipsychotics: Alentemol (U-66444B)
Aripiprazole (+sertraline)
Aripiprazole lauroxil
Bifeprunox
Brexpiprazole
Brilaroxazine
Cariprazine
F-15063
Lumateperone
Norclozapine

Antagonists

Typical antipsychotics: Acepromazine
Acetophenazine
Azaperone
Benperidol
Bromperidol
Butaclamol
Butaperazine
Chloracizine
Chlorproethazine
Chlorpromazine
Chlorprothixene
Ciclindole
Clopenthixol
Clothixamide
Clopimozide
Droperidol
Fluacizine
Fluanisone
Flucindole
Fluotracen
Flupentixol (flupenthixol) (+melitracen)
Fluphenazine
Fluprothixene
Fluspirilene
Haloperidol
Homopipramol
Lenperone
Levomepromazine (methotrimeprazine)
Levosulpiride
Loxapine
Mesoridazine
Moperone
Naranol
Nemonapride
Penfluridol
Perathiepin
Perazine
Pericyazine (periciazine)
Perphenazine (+amitriptyline)
Piflutixol (pifluthixol)
Pimozide
Pipamperone
Preclamol
Prochlorperazine
Promazine
Prothipendyl
Spiperone (spiroperidol)
Sulforidazine
Sulpiride
Sultopride
Teflutixol
Thiopropazate
Thioproperazine
Thioridazine
Thiothixene
Timiperone
Trifluoperazine (+tranylcypromine)
Triflupromazine
Trifluperidol
Zetidoline
Zuclopenthixol

Antiemetics/gastroprokinetics/sedatives: Aceprometazine
AS-8112
Alimemazine
Alizapride
Benzquinamide
Bromopride
Clebopride
Deudomperidone
Domperidone
Eticlopride
Hydroxyzine
Itopride
Metoclopramide
Metopimazine
Promethazine
Thiethylperazine
Trazpiroben
Trimethobenzamide

See also: Receptor/signaling modulators
Adrenergics
Serotonergics
Monoamine reuptake inhibitors
Monoamine releasing agents
Monoamine metabolism modulators
Monoamine neurotoxins

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Phenethylamines	Psychedelics: 25B-NBOMe 25C-NBOMe 25D-NBOMe 25I-NBOMe 25N-NBOMe 2C-B 2C-B-AN 2C-Bn 2C-Bu 2C-C 2C-CN 2C-CP 2C-D 2C-E 2C-EF 2C-F 2C-G 2C-G-1 2C-G-2 2C-G-3 2C-G-4 2C-G-5 2C-G-6 2C-G-N 2C-H 2C-I 2C-iP 2C-N 2C-NH2 2C-O 2C-O-4 2C-P 2C-Ph 2C-SE 2C-T 2C-T-2 2C-T-3 2C-T-4 2C-T-5 2C-T-6 2C-T-7 2C-T-8 2C-T-9 2C-T-10 2C-T-11 2C-T-12 2C-T-13 2C-T-14 2C-T-15 2C-T-16 2C-T-17 2C-T-18 2C-T-19 2C-T-20 2C-T-21 2C-T-22 2C-T-22.5 2C-T-23 2C-T-24 2C-T-25 2C-T-27 2C-T-28 2C-T-30 2C-T-31 2C-T-32 2C-T-33 2C-TFE 2C-TFM 2C-YN 2C-V Allylescaline DESOXY Escaline Isoproscaline Jimscaline Macromerine MEPEA Mescaline Metaescaline Methallylescaline Proscaline Psi-2C-T-4 TCB-2 Stimulants: Phenylethanolamine Hordenine Phenethylamine Phenpromethamine α-Methylphenethylamine (amphetamine) β-Methylphenethylamine m-Methylphenethylamine N-Methylphenethylamine o-Methylphenethylamine p-Methylphenethylamine Methylphenidate Entactogens: Lophophine MDPEA MDMPEA Others: BOH DMPEA
Amphetamines	Psychedelics: 3C-AL 3C-BZ 3C-E 3C-MAL 3C-P Aleph Beatrice Bromo-DragonFLY D-Deprenyl DMA DMCPA DMMDA DOB DOC DOEF DOET DOI DOM DON DOPR DOTFM Ganesha MMDA MMDA-2 Psi-DOM TMA TeMA ZDCM-04 Stimulants: 2-FA 2-FMA 3-FA 3-FMA Acridorex Alfetamine Amfecloral Amfepentorex Amphetamine (Dextroamphetamine, Levoamphetamine) Amphetaminil Benfluorex Benzphetamine Cathine Clobenzorex Dimethylamphetamine Ephedrine Etilamfetamine Fencamfamin Fencamine Fenethylline Fenfluramine (Dexfenfluramine, Levofenfluramine) Fenproporex Flucetorex Fludorex Formetorex Furfenorex Gepefrine 4-Hydroxyamphetamine Iofetamine Isopropylamphetamine Lefetamine Lisdexamfetamine Mefenorex Metaraminol Methamphetamine (Dextromethamphetamine, Levomethamphetamine) Methoxyphenamine MMA Morforex Norfenfluramine L-Norpseudoephedrine N,alpha-Diethylphenylethylamine Oxifentorex Oxilofrine Ortetamine PBA PCA PFA PFMA PIA PMA PMEA PMMA Phenylpropanolamine Pholedrine Prenylamine Propylamphetamine Pseudoephedrine Sibutramine Tiflorex Tranylcypromine Xylopropamine Zylofuramine Entactogens: 4-FA 4-FMA 4-MA 4-MMA 4-MTA 5-APB 5-APDB 5-EAPB 5-IT 5-MAPB 5-MAPDB 6-APB 6-APDB 6-Chloro-MDMA 6-EAPB 6-IT 6-MAPB 6-MAPDB EDA IAP 2,3-MDA 3,4-MDA (tenamfetamine) MDEA MDHMA MDMA (midomafetamine) MDOH Methamnetamine MMDMA Naphthylaminopropane TAP Others: 3,4-DCA Amiflamine DiFMDA Selegiline (also D-Deprenyl)
Phentermines	Stimulants: Chlorphentermine Cloforex Clortermine Etolorex Mephentermine Pentorex Phentermine Entactogens: MDPH MDMPH Others: Cericlamine
Cathinones	Stimulants: 3-FMC 4-MC 4-BMC 4-CMC 4-EMC 4-FMC 4-MEC 4-MeMABP 4-MPD Amfepramone Benzedrone Brephedrone Buphedrone Bupropion Cathinone Dimethylcathinone Ethcathinone Eutylone Hydroxybupropion Methcathinone Methedrone NEB N-Ethylhexedrone N-Ethylpentedrone Pentedrone Pentylone Radafaxine Entactogens: 3,4-DMMC 3-MMC Butylone Ethylone Methylone Methylenedioxycathinone Mephedrone
Phenylisobutylamines	Entactogens: 4-CAB 4-MAB Ariadne BDB Butylone EBDB Eutylone MBDB Stimulants: Phenylisobutylamine
Phenylalkylpyrrolidines	Stimulants: α-PBP α-PHP α-PPP α-PVP MDPBP MDPPP MDPV 4-MePBP 4-MePHP 4-MePPP MOPPP MOPVP MPBP MPHP MPPP Naphyrone PEP Prolintane Pyrovalerone
Catecholamines (and close relatives)	6-FNE 6-OHDA a-Me-DA a-Me-TRA Adrenochrome Ciladopa D-DOPA (Dextrodopa) Dimetofrine Dopamine Epinephrine Epinine Etilefrine Ethylnorepinephrine Fenclonine Ibopamine Isoprenaline Isoetarine L-DOPA (Levodopa) L-DOPS (Droxidopa) L-Phenylalanine L-Tyrosine m-Tyramine Metanephrine Metaraminol Metaterol Metirosine Methyldopa N,N-Dimethyldopamine Nordefrin (Levonordefrin) Norepinephrine Norfenefrine (m-Octopamine) Normetanephrine Orciprenaline p-Octopamine p-Tyramine Phenylephrine Synephrine
Miscellaneous	AL-LAD Amidephrine Arbutamine Cafedrine Denopamine Desvenlafaxine Diphenidine Dizocilpine Dobutamine Dopexamine Ephenidine Etafedrine ETH-LAD Famprofazone Fluorolintane Hexapradol IP-LAD Lysergic acid amide Lysergic acid 2-butyl amide Lysergic acid 2,4-dimethylazetidide Lysergic acid diethylamide Methoxamine Methoxphenidine MT-45 PARGY-LAD Phenibut PRO-LAD Pronethalol Salbutamol (Levosalbutamol) Solriamfetol Theodrenaline Thiamphenicol UWA-101 Venlafaxine