Plant origin: the seeds of Mucuna
pruriens, var.utilis
Chemical name: *-hydroxy-L-tyrosine, Alias:
dihydroxy phenylalanine
Molecular formula: C9H*1NO4
Molecular weight: **7.*9
CAS number:******7
Specification: More than *9%,Comply with
the current version of the United States Pharmacopoeia and the
Chinese Pharmacopoeia requirements.
Properties: white or almost white
crystalline powder. Soluble in diluted acid, slightly soluble in
water, insoluble in ethanol and chloroform. Odorless, tasteless,
black in the air.
Effect and treat symptoms:
antiparkinsonian drugs. Effect through the blood-brain
barrier into the brain tissue and decarboxylation by dopa
decarboxylase into dopamine. Used for essential tremor
paralysis and non-drug-induced parkinsonism syndrome.
Product particularity: Low residues of
tyrosine and other impurities.