Preferred Label : theobromine;

MeSH definition : 3,7-Dimethylxanthine. The principle alkaloid in Theobroma cacao (the cacao bean) and other plants. A xanthine alkaloid that is used as a bronchodilator and as a vasodilator. It has a weaker diuretic activity than THEOPHYLLINE and is also a less powerful stimulant of smooth muscle. It has practically no stimulant effect on the central nervous system. It was formerly used as a diuretic and in the treatment of angina pectoris and hypertension. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, pp1318-9);

MeSH CAS label : 1H-Purine-2,6-dione, 3,7-dihydro-3,7-dimethyl-;

MeSH Related Number : 83-67-0 (Theobromine);

Registry Number MeSH : 83-67-0;

MeSH annotation : a bronchodilator & vasodilator alkaloid;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theobromine;

Codes EINECS : 201-494-2;

Is substance : O;

UNII : OBD445WZ5P;

InChIKey : YAPQBXQYLJRXSA-UHFFFAOYSA-N;

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3,7-Dimethylxanthine. The principle alkaloid in Theobroma cacao (the cacao bean) and other plants. A xanthine alkaloid that is used as a bronchodilator and as a vasodilator. It has a weaker diuretic activity than THEOPHYLLINE and is also a less powerful stimulant of smooth muscle. It has practically no stimulant effect on the central nervous system. It was formerly used as a diuretic and in the treatment of angina pectoris and hypertension. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, pp1318-9)

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