Difference between Dopa and Dihydroxyphenylalanine

What is the difference between Dopa and Dihydroxyphenylalanine?

Dopa as a noun is the amino acid that is generated in the liver from tyrosine and then converted into dopamine in the brain while Dihydroxyphenylalanine as a noun is either of two enantiomers of a derivative of the amino acid tyrosine

We hope you now know whether to use Dopa or Dihydroxyphenylalanine in your sentence.