Etilevodopa hydrochloride (Standard)

Description

Etilevodopa hydrochloride Standard is the analytical standard of Etilevodopa hydrochloride . This product is intended for research and analytical applications. Etilevodopa L-Dopa ethyl ester hydrochloride, an ethyl-ester proagent of Levodopa, is rapidly hydrolyzed to Levodopa and ethanol by nonspecific esterases in the gastrointestinal tract. Etilevodopa hydrochloride is used for the treatment of Parkinson disease PD . Levodopa is the direct precursor of dopamine and is a suitable proagent as it facilitates CNS penetration and delivers dopamine 1 2 3 .