1-methyluric acid is not a recognized chemical compound. It's likely that you are referring to **1-methylxanthine**, a purine alkaloid closely related to caffeine.
Here's what you need to know about 1-methylxanthine:
* **Chemical Structure:** 1-methylxanthine has a similar chemical structure to caffeine, differing only in the position of a methyl group (CH3).
* **Occurrence:** It naturally occurs in various plants, including tea and coffee, though in smaller amounts than caffeine.
* **Pharmacological Effects:** Like caffeine, 1-methylxanthine has stimulant effects on the central nervous system, acting as an adenosine antagonist. It can also increase alertness, improve cognitive function, and have bronchodilator properties.
**Why it's Important for Research:**
1. **Understanding Purine Metabolism:** 1-methylxanthine is a valuable tool for studying purine metabolism and the role of adenosine in various physiological processes.
2. **Development of New Drugs:** Researchers are investigating the potential of 1-methylxanthine and its derivatives for treating conditions like asthma, Alzheimer's disease, and Parkinson's disease.
3. **Cognitive Enhancement:** The stimulant effects of 1-methylxanthine make it an interesting subject for research on cognitive enhancement and improving memory and attention.
4. **Food Science:** Researchers are exploring the role of 1-methylxanthine in the taste and aroma of coffee and tea.
**Important Note:** 1-methylxanthine's pharmacological effects are less potent than caffeine, and its safety profile is still under investigation.
If you have any further questions about 1-methylxanthine or its potential uses, please feel free to ask!
1-methyluric acid : An oxopurine that is 7,9-dihydro-1H-purine-2,6,8(3H)-trione substituted by a methyl group at N-1. It is one of the metabolites of caffeine found in human urine. [Chemical Entities of Biological Interest (ChEBI), Hastings J, Owen G, Dekker A, Ennis M, Kale N, Muthukrishnan V, Turner S, Swainston N, Mendes P, Steinbeck C. (2016). ChEBI in 2016: Improved services and an expanding collection of metabolites. Nucleic Acids Res]
ID Source | ID |
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PubMed CID | 69726 |
CHEMBL ID | 793 |
CHEBI ID | 68441 |
SCHEMBL ID | 235671 |
MeSH ID | M0096497 |
Synonym |
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1-methyluric acid |
708-79-2 |
chebi:68441 , |
CHEMBL793 |
1-methyl-7,9-dihydro-3h-purine-2,6,8-trione |
1-methyl-7,9-dihydro-1h-purine-2,6,8(3h)-trione |
1-methylurate |
einecs 211-905-7 |
unii-2ws4hq639j |
2ws4hq639j , |
7,9-dihydro-1-methyl-1h-purine-2,6,8(3h)-trione |
FT-0672361 |
1-methyl-2,6,8-trihydroxypurine |
1h-purine-2,6,8(3h)-trione,7,9-dihydro-1-methyl- |
SCHEMBL235671 |
DTXSID70221063 |
1-methyl-1h-purine-2,6,8(3h,7h,9h)-trione |
W-203591 |
QFDRTQONISXGJA-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
uric acid, 1-methyl- |
1-methyl-2,3,6,7,8,9-hexahydro-1h-purine-2,6,8-trione |
1-methyluric acid, >=98.0% (hplc) |
AKOS027320548 |
HY-W010031 |
CS-W010747 |
1h-purine-2,6,8(3h)-trione, 7,9-dihydro-1-methyl- |
FT-0672362 |
1173022-91-7 |
Q27136940 |
1-methyluric acid-13c4,15n3 |
PD099505 |
Excerpt | Reference | Relevance |
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"In the present study we have investigated the use of caffeine, administered in the form of instant coffee, as a prodrug for 1MX to validate the use of the 1MU:1MX ratio following caffeine administration as a pharmacodynamic measure of oxypurinol effect on xanthine oxidase." | ( 1-Methylxanthine derived from caffeine as a pharmacodynamic probe of oxypurinol effect. Birkett, DJ; Day, RO; Lillywhite, KJ; Miners, JO; Valente, L, 1997) | 0.3 |
Excerpt | Relevance | Reference |
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" Dosing with theophylline was used to produce 1MX as an intermediate metabolite in six healthy volunteers." | ( 1-Methylxanthine derived from theophylline as an in vivo biochemical probe of allopurinol effect. Birkett, DJ; Day, RO; Miners, JO, 1991) | 0.28 |
" Dosage of each quinolone was 200 mg twice daily for four days, starting three days prior to the theophylline infusion." | ( Drug-drug interactions affecting fluoroquinolones. Guelen, PJ; Janssen, TJ; Vree, TB; Wijnands, GJ, 1989) | 0.28 |
", twice daily for 11 days in a sustained release dosage form." | ( Enoxacin--a potent inhibitor of theophylline metabolism. Beckmann, J; Elsässer, W; Gundert-Remy, U; Hertrampf, R, 1987) | 0.27 |
"Differences in plasma theophylline clearance (ClT) and metabolism between smoking and nonsmoking normal subjects were examined by analysis of plasma and urinary theophylline concentrations and of urinary metabolite concentrations under steady-state oral dosing conditions." | ( Cigarette smoking and theophylline clearance and metabolism. Birkett, DJ; Grygiel, JJ, 1981) | 0.26 |
"The relationship between the plasma oxypurinol (the active metabolite of allopurinol) concentration at the midpoint of each caffeine dosage interval and the decrement in the urinary 1MX to 1MU ratio fitted well by a sigmoid Emax model." | ( 1-Methylxanthine derived from caffeine as a pharmacodynamic probe of oxypurinol effect. Birkett, DJ; Day, RO; Lillywhite, KJ; Miners, JO; Valente, L, 1997) | 0.3 |
" After drug-induced hepatitis, a caffeine test might be used to check the total recovery or to choose an adapted dosage of medicines." | ( Caffeine metabolism differences in acute hepatitis of viral and drug origin. Bechtel, PR; Bechtel, YC; Brientini, MP; David-Laroche, M; Lelouët, H; Miguet, JP; Paintaud, G, ) | 0.13 |
" This dosage of aciclovir did not change the activity of 7-ethoxyresorufin O-dealkylation, which is represented as CYP1A2 activity." | ( Lack of effect of aciclovir on metabolism of theophylline and expression of hepatic cytochrome P450 1A2 in rats. Hasegawa, T; Kato, M; Kimura, M; Nadai, M; Tsunekawa, Y; Ueyama, J; Yasui, K; Yoshizumi, H; Zhao, YL, 2007) | 0.34 |
"Any sampling interval at least 4 h after caffeine dosing is suitable for NAT2 and XO activity assessments." | ( Phenotyping of N-acetyltransferase type 2 and xanthine oxidase with caffeine: when should urine samples be collected? Fuhr, U; Jetter, A; Kinzig, M; Rodamer, M; Sörgel, F; Tomalik-Scharte, D, 2009) | 0.35 |
Role | Description |
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human xenobiotic metabolite | Any human metabolite produced by metabolism of a xenobiotic compound in humans. |
mouse metabolite | Any mammalian metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in a mouse (Mus musculus). |
[role information is derived from Chemical Entities of Biological Interest (ChEBI), Hastings J, Owen G, Dekker A, Ennis M, Kale N, Muthukrishnan V, Turner S, Swainston N, Mendes P, Steinbeck C. (2016). ChEBI in 2016: Improved services and an expanding collection of metabolites. Nucleic Acids Res] |
Class | Description |
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oxopurine | |
[compound class information is derived from Chemical Entities of Biological Interest (ChEBI), Hastings J, Owen G, Dekker A, Ennis M, Kale N, Muthukrishnan V, Turner S, Swainston N, Mendes P, Steinbeck C. (2016). ChEBI in 2016: Improved services and an expanding collection of metabolites. Nucleic Acids Res] |
Pathway | Proteins | Compounds |
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Caffeine Pathway, Pharmacokinetics | 6 | 6 |
Caffeine Metabolism | 8 | 21 |
theophylline degradation | 3 | 15 |
Caffeine and theobromine metabolism | 0 | 11 |
Assay ID | Title | Year | Journal | Article |
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AID54305 | Tested for antioxidant activity using bovine heart mitochondria and iron(II) / dihydroxy fumaric acid (DHF) at 100 uM | 1993 | Journal of medicinal chemistry, May-14, Volume: 36, Issue:10 | Long-chain-substituted uric acid and 5,6-diaminouracil derivatives as novel agents against free radical processes: synthesis and in vitro activity. |
AID230361 | Reducing activity to scavenge 10 uM 1, 1-diphenylpicrylhydrazyl (DPPH) | 1993 | Journal of medicinal chemistry, May-14, Volume: 36, Issue:10 | Long-chain-substituted uric acid and 5,6-diaminouracil derivatives as novel agents against free radical processes: synthesis and in vitro activity. |
AID453744 | Inhibition of Escherichia coli recombinant N-terminal hexahistidine-tagged CTP synthetase expressed in Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) assessed as inhibition of CTP formation by continuous spectrophotometric assay in presence of 150 mM NH4Cl | 2010 | Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters, Jan-01, Volume: 20, Issue:1 | Inhibition of CTP synthase from Escherichia coli by xanthines and uric acids. |
AID252792 | Insulin release in rat pancreatic beta-cells after 15 minutes of administration at 1 mM was measured | 2005 | Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters, Feb-15, Volume: 15, Issue:4 | Uric acid may inhibit glucose-induced insulin secretion via binding to an essential arginine residue in rat pancreatic beta-cells. |
AID227566 | Percent inhibition at 100 uM against peroxidation of methyl linoleate / DMVN in TBA /methanol medium at 40 degree Centigrade | 1993 | Journal of medicinal chemistry, May-14, Volume: 36, Issue:10 | Long-chain-substituted uric acid and 5,6-diaminouracil derivatives as novel agents against free radical processes: synthesis and in vitro activity. |
AID453747 | Inhibition of Escherichia coli recombinant N-terminal hexahistidine-tagged CTP synthetase expressed in Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) assessed as inhibition of CTP formation by continuous spectrophotometric assay in presence of 10 mM L-glutamine and 0.15 mM | 2010 | Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters, Jan-01, Volume: 20, Issue:1 | Inhibition of CTP synthase from Escherichia coli by xanthines and uric acids. |
[information is prepared from bioassay data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023] |
Timeframe | Studies, This Drug (%) | All Drugs % |
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pre-1990 | 22 (32.84) | 18.7374 |
1990's | 19 (28.36) | 18.2507 |
2000's | 16 (23.88) | 29.6817 |
2010's | 10 (14.93) | 24.3611 |
2020's | 0 (0.00) | 2.80 |
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023] |
According to the monthly volume, diversity, and competition of internet searches for this compound, as well the volume and growth of publications, there is estimated to be moderate demand-to-supply ratio for research on this compound.
| This Compound (33.50) All Compounds (24.57) |
Publication Type | This drug (%) | All Drugs (%) |
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Trials | 6 (8.00%) | 5.53% |
Reviews | 0 (0.00%) | 6.00% |
Case Studies | 2 (2.67%) | 4.05% |
Observational | 0 (0.00%) | 0.25% |
Other | 67 (89.33%) | 84.16% |
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023] |