- industrial
- pharma
Levodopa
CAS 59-92-7
Also registered as 9 other CAS numbers
65170-01-6 · 122769-74-8 · 23734-74-9 · 25525-15-9 · 34241-25-3 · 72572-99-7 · 72573-00-3 · 88250-23-1 · 90638-38-3
Concern score
Not assessed — no hazard data yet.
Levodopa in plain language
Also known as (2S)-2-amino-3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)propanoic acid · 3-Hydroxy-L-tyrosine · CVT-301 · (-)-3,4-Dihydroxyphenylalanine · 3,4-Dihydroxy-L-phenylalanine · 3-(3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)-L-alanine
Show all 42 names
Alanine, 3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-, L- · Bendopa · Brocadopa · Cidandopa · Dihydroxyphenylalanine · Dopa · Dopa, l- · Dopar · Deadopa · Dopaflex · Dopaidan · Dopalina · Dopasol · Eldopal · Eldopar · Inbrija · Insulamina · L-3,4-Dihydroxyphenylalanine · L-dopa · Larodopa · Levopa · Maipedopa · Pardopa · V-1512 · Carbilev component levodopa · Dopasnap component levodopa · IPX-203 component levodopa · IPX203 component levodopa · Parcopa component levodopa · Corbilta component levodopa · Crexont component levodopa · Dhivy component levodopa · Duopa component levodopa · Levodopa/carbidopa/entacapone orion component levodopa · Rytary component levodopa · Stalevo component levodopa
We don't have a plain-language description for Levodopa yet.
Recorded functional uses: Pharmaceutical
- We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.
Regulation
No restrictions found. Levodopa appears in these published regulatory listings.
- In marketed US drugs
- Found in consumer products
- Industrial
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Pharmaceutical.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Pharmaceutical.Source →
USFDAmarketed drug occurrenceFDA NDC lists this ingredient in 167 active drug products and 173 total products.
- FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 167 active drug products and 173 total products.Source →
USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →
Evidence & sources
No graded research studies for Levodopa yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.
Where this comes from
- Open →
EPA Chemical and Products Database
exposure · updated November 2007
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EPA DSSTox Identifiers
chemistry · updated 2025-12-29
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FDA National Drug Code Directory
regulatory · updated 2028-12-28
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FDA GSRS UNII
registry · updated 2026-02-26
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openFDA Substance
registry · updated 2026-05-24
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PubChem Live Enrichment
chemistry · updated 2026-05-17
Suitability
Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.
Fragrance avoidance
Nothing to weigh for this context yet.
We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.
Where it has been recorded
How often FDA National Drug Code directory has listed Levodopa in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.
Source records
173
Typical roles
Pharmaceutical