| abstract |
Prodrugs of levodopa, methods of making prodrugs of levodopa, methods of using prodrugs of levodopa, and compositions of prodrugs of levodopa are disclosed. Wherein Q is selected from X-CO-, and -CO-X-; X is selected from-O-, and -NR6-; n is an integer from 2 to 4; R5 is selected from hydrogen, alkyl, substituted alkyl, aryl, substituted aryl, arylalkyl, substituted arylalkyl, cycloalkyl, substituted cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, substituted heteroalkyl, cycloheteroalkyl, substituted cycloheteroalkyl, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, and substituted heteroarylalkyl; and when Q is -X--CO-, R5 is further selected from alkoxy, substituted alkoxy, cycloalkoxy, and substituted cycloalkoxy. |