LEVODOPA PRODRUGS, AND COMPOSITIONS AND USES THEREOF

摘要

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 -NR<6>-; n is an integer from 2 to 4; R<5> 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.