[2,6-dioxypurine; purine base found in most body tissues and fluids, certain plants, and some urinary calculi; it is an intermediate in the degradation of adenosine monophosphate to uric acid, being formed by oxidation of hypoxanthine; methylated xanthine compounds caffeine, theobromine, and theophylline and their derivatives are used in medicine for their bronchodilator effects. ( CSP )]
UMLS (CSP) C0043318 - Organic Chemical
- Biologically Active Substance
Relation/PAR: Purinones
oxypurine
Relation/CHD: 1,3,7-trimethylxanthine
theobromine
3,7-Dihydro-1,3-dimethyl-1H-purine-2,6-dione