L-Dopaquinone
id:
l-dopaquinone-241-15322438
title:
L-Dopaquinone
text:
l-Dopaquinone also known as o-dopaquinone is a metabolite of L-DOPA (L-dihydroxyphenylalanine) and a precursor of melanin. Biosynthesis of melanin occurs in melanocytes, where tyrosine is converted into DOPA and then dopaquinone, which goes on to be formed into pheomelanin or eumelanin.
brand slug:
wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Chemical compound
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L-Dopaquinone
date created:
date modified:
2023-08-18T13:17:16Z
main entity:
{"identifier":"Q11694846","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q11694846"}
image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fc/L-Dopachinon.svg","width":267,"height":99}
fields total:
13
integrity:
15