Taber's Medical Dictionary
3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine
(dī-hī-drŏk″sē-fĕn″ĭl-ăl′ă-nēn )
SEE: 1. Dopa.
2. l-phenylalanine, the primary ingredient in the artificial sweetener, aspartame.
Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/736908/all/3_4_dihydroxyphenylalanine.
3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/736908/all/3_4_dihydroxyphenylalanine. Accessed May 15, 2026.
3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/736908/all/3_4_dihydroxyphenylalanine
3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2026 May 15]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/736908/all/3_4_dihydroxyphenylalanine.
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