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Caffeine

PDE inhibitor. Adenosine antagonist

Product Code: Asc-240

Purity: >99%

  
Pack Size

 

1g

5g
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Biological Description

Psychostimulant. Adenosine A1 and A2A receptor antagonist. Involved in the mobilization of intracellular calcium and the inhibition of cAMP phosphodiesterases.
Useful References

Ferre (2008) An update on the mechanisms of the psychostimulant effects of caffeine. J Neurochem. 105:1067-79. abstract

Nehlig et al (1992) Caffeine and the central nervous system: mechanisms of action, biochemical, metabolic and psychostimulant effects. Brain Res Brain Res Rev. 17:139-70. abstract

Antoniou et al (2005) A detailed behavioral analysis of the acute motor effects of caffeine in the rat: involvement of adenosine A1 and A2A receptors. Psychopharmacology 183:154-62. abstract

Chemical Information

1,3,7-Trimethylxanthine

Asc-240
  • Store at RT
  • MW 194.19
  • Soluble in water to 100 mM
  • C8H10N4O2
  • 58-08-2
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