Product Name:    3-Methylxanthine

Synonyms:    3-METHYLXANTHINE;Theophylline-ethylenediamine Impurity 2（Theophylline-ethylenediamine EP Impurity B）;AKOS NCG-0058;2,6-DIHYDROXY-3-METHYLPURINE;3-methyl-7H-purine-2,6-dione;3,7-dihydro-3-methyl-1H-purine-2,6-dione;3-METHYLXANTHINE XANTHINE DERIVATIVE;3-METHYLXANTHINE CRYSTALLINE

CAS:    1076-22-8

MF:    C6H6N4O2

MW:    166.14

EINECS:    214-058-1

Product Categories:    Heterocycles series;Bioactive Small Molecules;Building Blocks;Cell Biology;Chemical Synthesis;Heterocyclic Building Blocks;Pyridines, Pyrimidines, Purines and Pteredines;M;Purines;J's;1076-22-8;john's;bc0001

3-Methylxanthine is one of the metabolites of theophylline. After oral intake, approximately 36% is excreted in the urine as 3-methylxanthine, 40% as 1,3-dimethyluric acid and 17% as 1-methyluric acid. 3-methylxanthine (3MX) has been assessed as an adenosine antagonist and produces the same maximal relaxation of guinea pig tracheal muscle as does.  3MX is also used to examine conformational heterogeneity in RNA aptamers and riboswitches[1-2].