7-methylxanthine
From BugSigDB
An 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.
- Aliases
- 7-methyl-3,7-dihydro-1H-purine-2,6-dione
- 7-methylxanthine
