L-(-)-α-Methyldopa

Key Product Details

Product Description

L-(-)-α-Methyldopa is a L-aromatic amino acid decarboxylase inhibitor. Antihypertensive.

Product Specifications for L-(-)-α-Methyldopa

The technical data provided above is for guidance only. For batch specific data refer to the Certificate of Analysis.

Solubility

Preparing Stock Solutions for L-(-)-α-Methyldopa

The following data is based on the product molecular weight 211.22.

Batch specific molecular weights may vary from batch to batch due to the degree of hydration, which all affect the solvent volumes required to prepare stock solutions.

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Concentration / Solvent Volume / Mass	1 mg	5 mg	10 mg
0.75 mM	6.31 mL	31.56 mL	63.13 mL
3.75 mM	1.26 mL	6.31 mL	12.63 mL
7.5 mM	0.63 mL	3.16 mL	6.31 mL
37.5 mM	0.13 mL	0.63 mL	1.26 mL

Calculators

Background References

References are publications that support the biological activity of the product.

• Van Zwieten The hypotensive activity and side effects of methyldopa, clonidine, and guanf. Hypertension 1984 PMID: 6094346
• Kapoor and Chalmers Correlation between fall in blood pressure and in vivo amine release after α-methylDOPA. Eur.J.Pharmacol. 1989 PMID: 2767124

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