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7-Methylxanthine

≥98.0% (HPLC)

Synonym(s):

2,6-Dihydroxy-7-methylpurine, Heteroxanthine

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C6H6N4O2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
166.14
UNSPSC Code:
12352005
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
209-019-0
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
171027
MDL number:
Assay:
≥98.0% (HPLC)
Form:
powder
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assay

≥98.0% (HPLC)

form

powder

mp

≥300 °C

SMILES string

Cn1cnc2NC(=O)NC(=O)c12

InChI

1S/C6H6N4O2/c1-10-2-7-4-3(10)5(11)9-6(12)8-4/h2H,1H3,(H2,8,9,11,12)

InChI key

PFWLFWPASULGAN-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Gene Information

General description

7-Methylxanthine is an oxopurine, which belongs to the class of xanthines. It may be synthesized by the reaction between 4-amino-1-methylimidazole-5-carboxamide and diethyl carbonate.

Application

7-Methylxanthine can be used as a building block to synthesize tricyclic imidazo[2,1-i]purinone derivatives as potential adenosine receptor antagonists.

Packaging

Bottomless glass bottle. Contents are inside inserted fused cone.


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Storage Class

13 - Non Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)



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Kouichi Mizuno et al.
FEBS letters, 534(1-3), 75-81 (2003-01-16)
In coffee and tea plants, caffeine is synthesized from xanthosine via a pathway that includes three methylation steps. We report the isolation of a bifunctional coffee caffeine synthase (CCS1) clone from coffee endosperm by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and
Dongmei Cui et al.
Acta ophthalmologica, 89(4), 328-334 (2009-10-29)
The aim of this study was to determine the effect of the adenosine receptor antagonist 7-methylxanthine (7-MX) on form deprivation myopia in 3-week-old guinea pigs. Two groups of 3-week-old guinea pigs were subjected to monocular deprivation (MD) using a diffuser
K Trier et al.
The British journal of ophthalmology, 83(12), 1370-1375 (1999-11-27)
To examine a possible effect of 7-methylxanthine, theobromine, acetazolamide, or L-ornithine on the ultrastructure and biochemical composition of rabbit sclera. Groups of pigmented rabbits, six in each group, were dosed during 10 weeks with one of the substances under investigation



Global Trade Item Number

SKUGTIN
69723-1G04061826664759
69723-250MG04061833282007