| Term Name: | caffeine |
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| Synonyms: | 1,3,7-trimethyl-2,6-dioxopurine, 1,3,7-trimethyl-3,7-dihydro-1H-purine-2,6-dione, 1,3,7-trimethylpurine-2,6-dione, 1,3,7-trimethylxanthine, 1-methyltheobromine, 3,7-Dihydro-1,3,7-trimethyl-1H-purin-2,6-dion, 7-methyltheophylline, anhydrous caffeine, cafeina, cafeine, caffeine, Coffein, guaranine, Koffein, mateina, methyltheobromine, teina, Thein, theine |
| Definition: | A 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. |
| Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:27732] ( EBI ) |