CHEBI:48991 - 7-methylxanthine

ChEBI IDCHEBI:48991
ChEBI Name7-methylxanthine
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DefinitionAn oxopurine that is xanthine in which the hydrogen attached to the nitrogen at position 7 is replaced by a methyl group. It is an intermediate metabolite in the synthesis of caffeine.
Last Modified27 January 2016
SubmitterMarcus Ennis
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FormulaC6H6N4O2
Net Charge0
Average Mass166.140
Monoisotopic Mass166.04908
SMILESCn1cnc2nc(=O)nc(=O)c21
InChIInChI=1S/C6H6N4O2/c1-10-2-7-4-3(10)5(11)9-6(12)8-4/h2H,1H3,(H2,8,9,11,12)
InChIKeyPFWLFWPASULGAN-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Species of MetaboliteComponentSourceComments
Mus musculus (ncbitaxon:10090) - PubMed (19425150) Source: BioModels - MODEL1507180067
Theobroma cacao (ncbitaxon:3641) - PubMed (18068204)
Roles Classification
Biological Roles:
human xenobiotic metabolite  Any human metabolite produced by metabolism of a xenobiotic compound in humans.
mouse metabolite  Any mammalian metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in a mouse (Mus musculus).
plant metabolite  Any eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in plants, the kingdom that include flowering plants, conifers and other gymnosperms.
metabolite  Any intermediate or product resulting from metabolism. The term 'metabolite' subsumes the classes commonly known as primary and secondary metabolites.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
7-methylxanthine (CHEBI:48991) has functional parent 7H-xanthine (CHEBI:48517)
7-methylxanthine (CHEBI:48991) has role human xenobiotic metabolite (CHEBI:76967)
7-methylxanthine (CHEBI:48991) has role mouse metabolite (CHEBI:75771)
7-methylxanthine (CHEBI:48991) has role plant metabolite (CHEBI:76924)
7-methylxanthine (CHEBI:48991) is a oxopurine (CHEBI:25810)
7-methylxanthine (CHEBI:48991) is a purine alkaloid (CHEBI:26385)
IUPAC Name 
7-methyl-3,7-dihydro-1H-purine-2,6-dione
Synonyms  Source
3,7-dihydro-7-methyl-1H-purine-2,6-dioneNIST Chemistry WebBook
7-MethylxanthinChemIDplus
HeteroxanthinChemIDplus
HeteroxanthineChemIDplus
UniProt Name  Source
7-methylxanthineUniProt
Manual XrefsDatabases
7-METHYLXANTHINEMetaCyc
C00007326KNApSAcK
C16353KEGG COMPOUND
HMDB0001991HMDB
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:171027Reaxys
CAS:552-62-5ChemIDplus
CAS:552-62-5NIST Chemistry WebBook
CAS:552-62-5KEGG COMPOUND
Citations