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caffeine

Term ID
CHEBI:27732
Synonyms
  • 1,3,7-trimethyl-2,6-dioxopurine
  • 1,3,7-trimethyl-3,7-dihydro-1H-purine-2,6-dione
  • 1,3,7-trimethylpurine-2,6-dione
  • 1,3,7-trimethylxanthine
  • 1-methyltheobromine
  • 3,7-Dihydro-1,3,7-trimethyl-1H-purin-2,6-dion
  • 7-methyltheophylline
  • anhydrous caffeine
  • cafeina
  • cafeine
  • Caffeine
  • Coffein
  • guaranine
  • Koffein
  • mateina
  • methyltheobromine
  • teina
  • Thein
  • theine
Definition
A trimethylxanthine in which the three methyl groups are located at positions 1, 3, and 7. A purine alkaloid that occurs naturally in tea and coffee.
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Relationships
is a type of
has_role
inverse has_functional_parent
inverse has_part
Phenotype
Phenotype resulting from caffeine
Phenotype where environments contain caffeine
Phenotype modified by environments containing caffeine
Human Disease / Model Data
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