Structured Summary
Abstract
A methyl xanthine derivative from tea with diuretic, smooth muscle relaxant, bronchial dilation, cardiac and central nervous system stimulant activities. Theophylline inhibits the 3',5'-CYCLIC NUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHODIESTERASE that degrades CYCLIC AMP thus potentiates the actions of agents that act through ADENYLYL CYCLASES and cyclic AMP.
Chemical Identity
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- C7H8N4O2
- Molecular Weight
- 180.16 g/mol
- CAS Registry No.
- 58-55-9
- IUPAC Name
- 1,3-dimethyl-7H-purine-2,6-dione
- InChIKey
- ZFXYFBGIUFBOJW-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- SMILES
- CN1C2=C(C(=O)N(C1=O)C)NC=N2
- MeSH Unique ID
- D013806
- Source
- PubChem CID 2153
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Synonyms
61 entry terms
- 1,3-Dimethylxanthine
- 3,7-Dihydro-1,3-dimethyl-1H-purine-2,6-dione
- 1,3 Dimethylxanthine
- Accurbron
- Aerobin
- Aerolate
- Afonilum Retard
- Aquaphyllin
- Armophylline
- Bronchoparat
- Bronkodyl
- Constant-T
- Elixophyllin
- Euphylong
- Glycine Theophyllinate
- Lodrane
- Monospan
- Nuelin
- Nuelin S.A.
- Quibron T-SR
- Slo-Phyllin
- Somophyllin-T
- Sustaire
- Synophylate
- Theo Von Ct
- Theo-24
- Theo-Dur
- Theobid
- Theocin
- Theoconfin Continuous
- Theodur
- Theolair
- Theolix
- Theon
- Theonite
- Theopek
- Theophylline Anhydrous
- Theophylline Sodium Glycinate
- Theospan
- Theostat
- Theovent
- Uniphyl
- Uniphyllin
- Uniphylline
- Anhydrous, Theophylline
- Constant T
- ConstantT
- Ct, Theo Von
- Glycinate, Theophylline Sodium
- Quibron T SR
- Quibron TSR
- Slo Phyllin
- SloPhyllin
- Sodium Glycinate, Theophylline
- Somophyllin T
- SomophyllinT
- Theo 24
- Theo Dur
- Theo24
- Theophyllinate, Glycine
- Von Ct, Theo
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Theophylline. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D013806. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D013806
- Theophylline. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theophylline
- Theophylline. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q407308
- Theophylline. In: PubChem Compound. CID 2153. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/2153