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N-acetyldopamine (NADA) is a catecholamine that is used by insects as sclerotizing precursors to harden their cuticle[1].

ChEBI: N-acetyldopamine is a secondary carboxamide obtained by formal condensation of the carboxy group of acetic acid with the amino group of dopamine. A dopamine metabolite. It has a role as a human urinary metabolite and a marine metabolite. It is a secondary carboxamide, a member of acetamides, a member of catechols and a N-(fatty acyl)-dopamine. It is functionally related to a dopamine.

Human Endogenous Metabolite

[1] Hanine Barek, et al. Unraveling Complex Molecular Transformations of N-β-alanyldopamine That Account for Brown Coloration of Insect Cuticle. Rapid Commun Mass Spectrom. 2017 Aug 30;31(16):1363-1373. DOI:10.1002/rcm.7914