CHEBI:27732 - caffeine

ChEBI IDCHEBI:27732
ChEBI Namecaffeine
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DefinitionA 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.
Secondary ChEBI IDsCHEBI:3295, CHEBI:22982, CHEBI:41472
Last Modified20 September 2021
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FormulaC8H10N4O2
Net Charge0
Average Mass194.194
Monoisotopic Mass194.08038
SMILESCn1c(=O)c2c(ncn2C)n(C)c1=O
InChIInChI=1S/C8H10N4O2/c1-10-4-9-6-5(10)7(13)12(3)8(14)11(6)2/h4H,1-3H3
InChIKeyRYYVLZVUVIJVGH-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Wikipedia
Species of MetaboliteComponentSourceComments
Theobroma cacao (ncbitaxon:3641) - DOI (10.1016/S0031-9422(00)00169-2)
Claviceps sorghicola (ncbitaxon:83213) - DOI (10.1016/S0031-9422(00)00169-2)
Camellia sinensis (ncbitaxon:4442) - PubMed (18068204)
Homo sapiens (ncbitaxon:9606) blood serum (BTO:0000133) MetaboLights (MTBLS90)
Mus musculus (ncbitaxon:10090) - PubMed (19425150) Source: BioModels - MODEL1507180067
Roles Classification
Chemical Role:
environmental contaminant  Any minor or unwanted substance introduced into the environment that can have undesired effects.
Biological Roles:
plant metabolite  Any eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in plants, the kingdom that include flowering plants, conifers and other gymnosperms.
xenobiotic  A xenobiotic (Greek, xenos "foreign"; bios "life") is a compound that is foreign to a living organism. Principal xenobiotics include: drugs, carcinogens and various compounds that have been introduced into the environment by artificial means.
adenosine receptor antagonist  An antagonist at any adenosine receptor.
EC 3.1.4.* (phosphoric diester hydrolase) inhibitor  An EC 3.1.* (ester hydrolase) inhibitor that interferes with the action of a phosphoric diester hydrolase (EC 3.1.4.*).
human blood serum metabolite  Any metabolite (endogenous or exogenous) found in human blood serum samples.
mutagen  An agent that increases the frequency of mutations above the normal background level, usually by interacting directly with DNA and causing it damage, including base substitution.
food additive  Any substance which is added to food to preserve or enhance its flavour and/or appearance.
adenosine A2A receptor antagonist  An antagonist at the A2A receptor.
mouse metabolite  Any mammalian metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in a mouse (Mus musculus).
EC 2.7.11.1 (non-specific serine/threonine protein kinase) inhibitor  An EC 2.7.11.* (protein-serine/threonine kinase) inhibitor that interferes with the action of non-specific serine/threonine protein kinase (EC 2.7.11.1), a kinase enzyme involved in phosphorylation of hydroxy group of serine or threonine.
fungal metabolite  Any eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in fungi, the kingdom that includes microorganisms such as the yeasts and moulds.
ryanodine receptor agonist  A ryanodine receptor modulator which activates the receptor. Ryanodine receptors (RyRs) act as selective ion channels, modulating the release of calcium. Activating the receptors causes the release of calcium, so depleting internal calcium and ultimately preventing further muscle contraction.
metabolite  Any intermediate or product resulting from metabolism. The term 'metabolite' subsumes the classes commonly known as primary and secondary metabolites.
Applications:
adjuvant  Any pharmacological or immunological agent that modifies the effect of other agents such as drugs or vaccines while having few if any direct effects when given by itself.
food additive  Any substance which is added to food to preserve or enhance its flavour and/or appearance.
central nervous system stimulant  Any drug that enhances the activity of the central nervous system.
geroprotector  Any compound that supports healthy aging, slows the biological aging process, or extends lifespan.
diuretic  An agent that promotes the excretion of urine through its effects on kidney function.
psychotropic drug  A loosely defined grouping of drugs that have effects on psychological function.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
caffeine (CHEBI:27732) has role adenosine A2A receptor antagonist (CHEBI:53121)
caffeine (CHEBI:27732) has role adenosine receptor antagonist (CHEBI:71232)
caffeine (CHEBI:27732) has role adjuvant (CHEBI:60809)
caffeine (CHEBI:27732) has role central nervous system stimulant (CHEBI:35337)
caffeine (CHEBI:27732) has role diuretic (CHEBI:35498)
caffeine (CHEBI:27732) has role EC 2.7.11.1 (non-specific serine/threonine protein kinase) inhibitor (CHEBI:50925)
caffeine (CHEBI:27732) has role EC 3.1.4.* (phosphoric diester hydrolase) inhibitor (CHEBI:50218)
caffeine (CHEBI:27732) has role environmental contaminant (CHEBI:78298)
caffeine (CHEBI:27732) has role food additive (CHEBI:64047)
caffeine (CHEBI:27732) has role fungal metabolite (CHEBI:76946)
caffeine (CHEBI:27732) has role geroprotector (CHEBI:176497)
caffeine (CHEBI:27732) has role human blood serum metabolite (CHEBI:85234)
caffeine (CHEBI:27732) has role mouse metabolite (CHEBI:75771)
caffeine (CHEBI:27732) has role mutagen (CHEBI:25435)
caffeine (CHEBI:27732) has role plant metabolite (CHEBI:76924)
caffeine (CHEBI:27732) has role psychotropic drug (CHEBI:35471)
caffeine (CHEBI:27732) has role ryanodine receptor agonist (CHEBI:67114)
caffeine (CHEBI:27732) has role xenobiotic (CHEBI:35703)
caffeine (CHEBI:27732) is a purine alkaloid (CHEBI:26385)
caffeine (CHEBI:27732) is a trimethylxanthine (CHEBI:27134)
Incoming Relation(s)
8-(3-chlorostyryl)caffeine (CHEBI:53115) has functional parent caffeine (CHEBI:27732)
caffeine monohydrate (CHEBI:31332) has part caffeine (CHEBI:27732)
sodium caffeine benzoate (CHEBI:32140) has part caffeine (CHEBI:27732)
IUPAC Name 
1,3,7-trimethyl-3,7-dihydro-1H-purine-2,6-dione
Synonyms  Source
CaffeineKEGG COMPOUND
1,3,7-trimethyl-2,6-dioxopurineChemIDplus
CAFFEINEPDBeChem
1,3,7-trimethylxanthineNIST Chemistry WebBook
1,3,7-trimethylpurine-2,6-dioneIUPHAR
methyltheobromineIUPHAR
UniProt Name  Source
caffeineUniProt
Manual XrefsDatabases
C07481KEGG COMPOUND
CFFPDBeChem
DB00201DrugBank
D00528KEGG DRUG
CaffeineWikipedia
1-3-7-TRIMETHYLXANTHINEMetaCyc
HMDB0001847HMDB
C00001492KNApSAcK
LSM-2026LINCS
463DrugCentral
Registry NumbersSources
Gmelin:103040Gmelin
Reaxys:17705Reaxys
CAS:58-08-2KEGG COMPOUND
CAS:58-08-2NIST Chemistry WebBook
CAS:58-08-2ChemIDplus
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