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:
plant metabolite  Any eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in plants, the kingdom that include flowering plants, conifers and other gymnosperms.
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).
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