Preferred Name

Caffeine [Chemical/Ingredient]

Synonyms

1,3,7-Trimethylxanthine

1H-Purine-2,6-dione, 3,7-dihydro-1,3,7-trimethyl-

ID

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000006506

altLabel

1,3,7-Trimethylxanthine

Caffeine

1H-Purine-2,6-dione, 3,7-dihydro-1,3,7-trimethyl-

cui

C0006644

Ingredient of

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000020879

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000021563

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000021572

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000021553

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000021671

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000020191

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000020192

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000021313

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000154461

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000021025

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000020099

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000191772

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000153124

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000020534

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000182616

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000021472

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000021519

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000021685

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000020814

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000154471

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000021211

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000020852

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000153123

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000021364

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000158124

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000145919

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000020413

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000021500

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000021492

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000191357

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000021697

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000155692

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000020843

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000154465

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000020874

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000021209

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000021044

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000020744

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000021155

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000020742

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000187025

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000157907

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000020422

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000020820

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000020755

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000021596

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000190446

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000188341

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000021489

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000020921

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000020098

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000188329

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000020928

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000020411

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000154466

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000157377

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000193423

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000020532

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000020612

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000158101

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000020533

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000154460

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000021441

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000021774

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000020556

MESH DEFINITION

A methylxanthine naturally occurring in some beverages and also used as a pharmacological agent. Caffeine's most notable pharmacological effect is as a central nervous system stimulant, increasing alertness and producing agitation. It also relaxes SMOOTH MUSCLE, stimulates CARDIAC MUSCLE, stimulates DIURESIS, and appears to be useful in the treatment of some types of headache. Several cellular actions of caffeine have been observed, but it is not entirely clear how each contributes to its pharmacological profile. Among the most important are inhibition of cyclic nucleotide PHOSPHODIESTERASES, antagonism of ADENOSINE RECEPTORS, and modulation of intracellular calcium handling.

MESH DUI

D002110

MeSH name

Caffeine

MESH UI

M0003138

NDFRT kind

INGREDIENT_KIND

notation

N0000006506

NUI

N0000006506

prefLabel

Caffeine [Chemical/Ingredient]

tui

T109

T121

subClassOf

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000008118

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