Term Name: 7-methylxanthine
Synonyms: 3,7-dihydro-7-methyl-1H-purine-2,6-dione, 7-methyl-3,7-dihydro-1H-purine-2,6-dione, 7-Methylxanthin, 7-methylxanthine, Heteroxanthin, Heteroxanthine
Definition: An 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.
Ontology: ChEBI [CHEBI:48991]  ( EBI )

Relationships
is a type of: oxopurine purine alkaloid
has_functional_parent: 7H-xanthine
has_role: human xenobiotic metabolite mouse metabolite plant metabolite