Showing chemical card for 1-Methylxanthine (CFc000006743)
Record Information
Version
1.0
Creation Date
2022-08-28 10:25:12 UTC
Update Date
2022-09-13 18:52:49 UTC
Chemfont ID
CFc000006743
Molecule Identification
Common Name
1-Methylxanthine
Definition
1-Methylxanthine is one of the major metabolites of caffeine in humans. The oxidation of 1-methylxanthine to 1-methyluric acid occurs so rapidly that the parent compound could not be detected in plasma, and only low concentrations could be detected in the brain (PMID: 28863020 ).
Belongs to the class of organic compounds known as xanthines. These are purine derivatives with a ketone group conjugated at carbons 2 and 6 of the purine moiety.
