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Creation Date2016-05-25 18:11:17 UTC
Update Date2016-11-09 01:17:21 UTC
Accession NumberCHEM021737
Identification
Common Name7-Methylxanthine
ClassSmall Molecule
DescriptionAn 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.
Contaminant Sources
  • FooDB Chemicals
  • HMDB Contaminants - Urine
  • STOFF IDENT Compounds
Contaminant TypeNot Available
Chemical Structure
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Synonyms
ValueSource
3,7-Dihydro-7-methyl-1H-purine-2,6-dioneChEBI
7-MethylxanthinChEBI
HeteroxanthinChEBI
HeteroxanthineChEBI
7-Methylxanthine, 7-(13)C-labeledMeSH
2,6-Dihydroxy-7-methylpurineHMDB
7-Methyl-3,7-dihydro-1H-purine-2,6-dioneHMDB
7-Methyl-7H-purine-2,6-diolHMDB
MethylxanthineHMDB
Chemical FormulaC6H6N4O2
Average Molecular Mass166.137 g/mol
Monoisotopic Mass166.049 g/mol
CAS Registry Number552-62-5
IUPAC Name7-methyl-2,3,6,7-tetrahydro-1H-purine-2,6-dione
Traditional Name7-methylxanthine
SMILESCN1C=NC2=C1C(=O)NC(=O)N2
InChI IdentifierInChI=1S/C6H6N4O2/c1-10-2-7-4-3(10)5(11)9-6(12)8-4/h2H,1H3,(H2,8,9,11,12)
InChI KeyPFWLFWPASULGAN-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Chemical Taxonomy
Description belongs to the class of organic compounds known as xanthines. These are purine derivatives with a ketone group conjugated at carbons 2 and 6 of the purine moiety.
KingdomOrganic compounds
Super ClassOrganoheterocyclic compounds
ClassImidazopyrimidines
Sub ClassPurines and purine derivatives
Direct ParentXanthines
Alternative Parents
Substituents
  • Xanthine
  • Alkaloid or derivatives
  • Hydroxypyrimidine
  • Pyrimidine
  • N-substituted imidazole
  • Heteroaromatic compound
  • Imidazole
  • Azole
  • Azacycle
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Organic oxygen compound
  • Organic nitrogen compound
  • Organooxygen compound
  • Organonitrogen compound
  • Organopnictogen compound
  • Aromatic heteropolycyclic compound
Molecular FrameworkAromatic heteropolycyclic compounds
External Descriptors
Biological Properties
StatusDetected and Not Quantified
OriginNot Available
Cellular LocationsNot Available
Biofluid LocationsNot Available
Tissue LocationsNot Available
PathwaysNot Available
ApplicationsNot Available
Biological RolesNot Available
Chemical RolesNot Available
Physical Properties
StateNot Available
AppearanceNot Available
Experimental Properties
PropertyValue
Melting PointNot Available
Boiling PointNot Available
SolubilityNot Available
Predicted Properties
PropertyValueSource
Water Solubility7 g/LALOGPS
logP-0.59ALOGPS
logP0.017ChemAxon
logS-1.4ALOGPS
pKa (Strongest Acidic)9.31ChemAxon
pKa (Strongest Basic)-0.85ChemAxon
Physiological Charge0ChemAxon
Hydrogen Acceptor Count3ChemAxon
Hydrogen Donor Count2ChemAxon
Polar Surface Area76.02 ŲChemAxon
Rotatable Bond Count0ChemAxon
Refractivity41.82 m³·mol⁻¹ChemAxon
Polarizability14.77 ųChemAxon
Number of Rings2ChemAxon
Bioavailability1ChemAxon
Rule of FiveYesChemAxon
Ghose FilterNoChemAxon
Veber's RuleNoChemAxon
MDDR-like RuleNoChemAxon
Spectra
Spectra
Spectrum TypeDescriptionSplash KeyView
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (Non-derivatized) - 70eV, Positivesplash10-00rb-4900000000-5a121544b907c24f5972Spectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (Non-derivatized) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 10V, N/A (Annotated)splash10-014i-0900000000-30f6b1fe21e6924b4408Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 25V, N/A (Annotated)splash10-00xr-6900000000-f5c1b1369f226330b60eSpectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 40V, N/A (Annotated)splash10-014i-9000000000-3b1edad37f3a300fd3b7Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QTOF 10V, positivesplash10-014i-0900000000-3c4effaf7fee8c2b61eaSpectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QTOF 20V, positivesplash10-014i-0900000000-e2df10d0ab191cf48ad3Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QTOF 40V, positivesplash10-007k-9000000000-b0fa1ce6138138a94167Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - n/a 11V, negativesplash10-0fk9-0900000000-45a47f7201f1b1cc4c0aSpectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - QTOF 2V, positivesplash10-004i-3900000000-6b031051442287925863Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - QTOF 4V, positivesplash10-0059-7900000000-8472e8c51cabdb800b2bSpectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - QTOF 10V, positivesplash10-001i-9100000000-68f333821040ae2d706cSpectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - QTOF 12V, positivesplash10-001i-9100000000-3c01ab92dda7a36ca993Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - QTOF 14V, positivesplash10-001i-9100000000-92ec6b69d4cfe4cd2a3dSpectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - QTOF 16V, positivesplash10-001i-9200000000-1a9b42f2cd8d64ed5d47Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - QTOF 18V, positivesplash10-001i-9000000000-e26454dd03e8fe73c4a8Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - QTOF 26V, positivesplash10-001i-9000000000-9e6003927514a8801358Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - QTOF 30V, positivesplash10-001i-9000000000-fa3240e26cb87ab70fa4Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - QTOF 35V, positivesplash10-001l-9000000000-9419618135a9b903f29cSpectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - QTOF 40V, positivesplash10-001l-9000000000-2aa69c9cec10c58e1b56Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Orbitrap 3V, positivesplash10-014i-0900000000-ce6eec4ee9efe1c5a732Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Positivesplash10-014i-0900000000-d0d15cf114e854cb9389Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Positivesplash10-01b9-1900000000-a22c299c1d6da4639631Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Positivesplash10-00kg-9200000000-5a65dfd385a5e35051c8Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Negativesplash10-014i-0900000000-1fd502b43c7af78c68adSpectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Negativesplash10-0006-9400000000-93978f7127dd2e954aa0Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Negativesplash10-0006-9100000000-212eeb1212b80abd05ebSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
2D NMR[1H,13C] 2D NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
Toxicity Profile
Route of ExposureNot Available
Mechanism of ToxicityNot Available
MetabolismNot Available
Toxicity ValuesNot Available
Lethal DoseNot Available
Carcinogenicity (IARC Classification)Not Available
Uses/SourcesNot Available
Minimum Risk LevelNot Available
Health EffectsNot Available
SymptomsNot Available
TreatmentNot Available
Concentrations
Not Available
DrugBank IDNot Available
HMDB IDHMDB0001991
FooDB IDFDB001978
Phenol Explorer IDNot Available
KNApSAcK IDC00007326
BiGG IDNot Available
BioCyc ID7-METHYLXANTHINE
METLIN IDNot Available
PDB IDNot Available
Wikipedia LinkXanthine
Chemspider ID61660
ChEBI ID48991
PubChem Compound ID68374
Kegg Compound IDC16353
YMDB IDNot Available
ECMDB IDM2MDB005813
References
Synthesis ReferenceNot Available
MSDSNot Available
General References
1. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=11712316
2. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=18068204
3. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=4196487
4. Hutzenlaub, Wolfgang; Pfleiderer, Wolfgang. Purines. XIII. Simplified syntheses of 7-methyl- and 1,7-dimethylxanthines and -uric acids. Liebigs Annalen der Chemie (1979), (11), 1847-54.
5. Hutzenlaub, Wolfgang; Pfleiderer, Wolfgang. Purines. XIII. Simplified syntheses of 7-methyl- and 1,7-dimethylxanthines and -uric acids. Liebigs Annalen der Chemie (1979), (11), 1847-54.
6. Safranow K: [Identification and quantitation of purine derivatives in urinary calculi as markers of abnormal purine metabolism by using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)]. Ann Acad Med Stetin. 2000;46:35-49.
7. Safranow K, Machoy Z: Simultaneous determination of 16 purine derivatives in urinary calculi by gradient reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography with UV detection. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci. 2005 May 25;819(2):229-35.
8. Morris GS, Simmonds HA, Davies PM: Use of biological fluids for the rapid diagnosis of potentially lethal inherited disorders of human purine and pyrimidine metabolism. Biomed Chromatogr. 1986 Jun;1(3):109-18.
9. Caubet MS, Comte B, Brazier JL: Determination of urinary 13C-caffeine metabolites by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry: the use of metabolic ratios to assess CYP1A2 activity. J Pharm Biomed Anal. 2004 Feb 4;34(2):379-89.