1,3,7,9-tetramethyluric acid (CHEBI:139388)

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ChEBI Name	1,3,7,9-tetramethyluric acid

ChEBI ID	CHEBI:139388

Definition	An oxopurine that is uric acid in which the hydrogens at positions 1,3,7 and 9 are replaced by methyl groups. It is a purine alkaloid that is found in Chinese tea known as kucha (Camellia assamica var. kucha) and exhibits anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties.

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Formula

C9H12N4O3

Net Charge

Average Mass

224.220

Monoisotopic Mass

224.09094

InChI

InChI=1S/C9H12N4O3/c1-10-5-6(11(2)8(10)15)12(3)9(16)13(4)7(5)14/h1-4H3

InChIKey

QGDOQULISIQFHQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

CN1C(=O)N(C)C2=C1N(C)C(=O)N(C)C2=O

Metabolite of Species	Details
Theobroma grandiflorum (NCBI:txid108881)	See: PubMed
Coffea dewevrei (NCBI:txid213301)	See: PubMed
Camellia sinensis var. kucha (NCBI:txid2712854)	See: PubMed
Coffea liberica (NCBI:txid49373)	See: PubMed

Roles Classification
Biological Role(s):	plant metabolite Any eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in plants, the kingdom that include flowering plants, conifers and other gymnosperms. analgesic An agent capable of relieving pain without the loss of consciousness or without producing anaesthesia. In addition, analgesic is a role played by a compound which is exhibited by a capability to cause a reduction of pain symptoms. human xenobiotic metabolite Any human metabolite produced by metabolism of a xenobiotic compound in humans. metabolite Any intermediate or product resulting from metabolism. The term 'metabolite' subsumes the classes commonly known as primary and secondary metabolites. (via alkaloid )

Application(s):	anti-inflammatory agent Any compound that has anti-inflammatory effects. analgesic An agent capable of relieving pain without the loss of consciousness or without producing anaesthesia. In addition, analgesic is a role played by a compound which is exhibited by a capability to cause a reduction of pain symptoms.

ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing	1,3,7,9-tetramethyluric acid (CHEBI:139388) has functional parent 7,9-dihydro-1H-purine-2,6,8(3H)-trione (CHEBI:17775) 1,3,7,9-tetramethyluric acid (CHEBI:139388) has role analgesic (CHEBI:35480) 1,3,7,9-tetramethyluric acid (CHEBI:139388) has role anti-inflammatory agent (CHEBI:67079) 1,3,7,9-tetramethyluric acid (CHEBI:139388) has role human xenobiotic metabolite (CHEBI:76967) 1,3,7,9-tetramethyluric acid (CHEBI:139388) has role plant metabolite (CHEBI:76924) 1,3,7,9-tetramethyluric acid (CHEBI:139388) is a oxopurine (CHEBI:25810) 1,3,7,9-tetramethyluric acid (CHEBI:139388) is a purine alkaloid (CHEBI:26385)

IUPAC Name

1,3,7,9-tetramethyl-7,9-dihydro-1H-purine-2,6,8(3H)-trione

Synonyms	Sources
1,3,7,9-tetramethyluric acid	ChemIDplus
Ba 2750	ChemIDplus
temorine	ChemIDplus
temurin	ChemIDplus
tetramethyl uric acid	NIST Chemistry WebBook
tetramethyl-2,3,6,7,8,9-hexahydro-1H-purine-2,6,8-trione	IUPAC
tetramethyluric acid	ChemIDplus
theacrine	MetaCyc
theacrine	UniProt

Brand Name	Source
TeaCrine	ChEBI

Last Modified

24 September 2020