At 09:29 PM 11/16/02, Stephen Beecroft wrote:
-Ronn- >> (FWIW, I've been unable to find out why there is apparently no >> such compound as 1,7-trimethylxanthine. > > Oops. I meant 1,7-dimethylxanthine . . .Also called "paraxanthine"; described as an adenosine receptor ligand and a major metabolite of caffeine at http://www.sigma-aldrich.com/rbi/datasheet/a005dat.pdf
Do tell. I wonder why this page never turned up before? I know there's a dead tree version of the Sigma-Aldrich catalog in the department office: I will have to look in there. I suppose that it's possible that the only listing in Merck or the CRC is under "paraxanthine" without any other cross-reference . . .
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Cat. No. A-005
PARAXANTHINE
1,7-DIMETHYLXANTHINE
>95% purity
Adenosine receptor ligand; major metabolite of caffeine.
Mol. Formula: C7 H8 N4 O2
Mol. Wt.: 180.17 (anhyd.)
m.p.: 297-299°C
CAS Registry No.: 611-59-6
Chemical Name: 3,7-Dihydro-1,7-dimethyl-1H-purine-2,6-dione
Physical Properties: White solid.
Caution: Due care should be exercised to prevent skin contact, ingestion or inhalation of this compound.
RTECS No. RV9380000.
Pharmacology: Ki = 30 mM at A1 receptors.
Storage: Store tightly sealed at room temperature.
Solubility: Soluble in 0.1N NaOH (2 mg/ml), water (1 mg/ml) or ethanol (0.6 mg/ml).
Disposal: Dissolve or mix the compound with a combustible solvent and burn in a chemical incinerator
equipped with an afterburner and scrubber.
[Sounds like fun stuff . . . ]
References:
1. Snyder, S.H., Katims, J.J., Annau, Z., Bruns, R.F., Daly, J.W. "Adenosine receptors and behavioral actions of methylxanthines." Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 78, 3260 (1981).
2. Ferre, S., Guix, T., Salles, J., Badia, A., Parra, P., Jane, F., Herrera-Marschitz, M., Ungerstedt, U., Casas, M. "Paraxanthine displaces the binding of [3H]SCH 23390 from rat striatal membranes." Eur. J. Pharmacol. 179, 295-299 (1990).
--Ronn! :)
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