CASNumber58-08-2
EmpiricalFormula(HillNotation)C8H10N4O2
MolecularWeight194.19
BeilsteinRegistryNumber17705
MDLnumberMFCD00005758
PubChemSubstanceID329749194
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Biochem/physiolActions
Acentralnervoussystemstimulantbelievedtoactthroughadenosinereceptorsandmonoamineneurotransmitters.ItisanadenosinereceptorantagoNISTandadenosine3′,5′-cyclicmonophosphate(cAMP)phosphodiesteraseinhibitor.Thus,levelsofcAMPincreaseincellsfollowingtreatmentwithcaffeine.Ithasbeenreportedtoaffectcellularcalciumlevels,releasingcalciumfromintracellularstores.Itoverridesthecellcycleeffectsofvariouschemicalssuchasproteaseinhibitors,preventingapoptosis;andithasbeenshowntoinhibitcellularDNArepairmechanisms.