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Caffeine

United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Reference Standard

Synonym(s):

1H-Purine-2,6-dione, 1,3,7-Trimethylxanthine

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C8H10N4O2
CAS Number:
58-08-2
Molecular Weight:
194.19
Beilstein:
17705
MDL number:
MFCD00005758
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
PubChem Substance ID:
329749194
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

pharmaceutical primary standard

API family

pentoxifylline, caffeine, dimenhydrinate

manufacturer/tradename

USP

mp

234-236.5 °C (lit.)

application(s)

pharmaceutical (small molecule)

format

neat

SMILES string

CN1C(=O)N(C)c2ncn(C)c2C1=O

InChI

1S/C8H10N4O2/c1-10-4-9-6-5(10)7(13)12(3)8(14)11(6)2/h4H,1-3H3

InChI key

RYYVLZVUVIJVGH-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Gene Information

human ... ADORA1(134) , ADORA2A(135) , ADORA2B(136) , ADORA3(140)

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General description

This product is provided as delivered and specified by the issuing Pharmacopoeia. All information provided in support of this product, including SDS and any product information leaflets have been developed and issued under the Authority of the issuing Pharmacopoeia. For further information and support please go to the website of the issuing Pharmacopoeia.

Application

Caffeine USP reference standard for use in specified quality tests and assays.

Also used to prepare standard, standard stock solution for assay, and impurity analysis according to given below monographs of United States Pharmacopeia (USP):
  • Caffeine
  • Caffeine Citrate Oral Solution
  • Acetaminophen and Caffeine Tablets
  • Ergotamine Tartrate and Caffeine Tablets

Analysis Note

These products are for test and assay use only. They are not meant for administration to humans or animals and cannot be used to diagnose, treat, or cure diseases of any kind.  ​

Other Notes

Sales restrictions may apply.

Pictograms

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GHS07

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H302

Precautionary Statements

P301 + P312 + P330

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral

Storage Class Code

13 - Non Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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Analysis of multicomponent formulations containing phenylpropanolamine hydrochloride, caffeine and diazepam by using LC
Pistos.C and Stewart.TJ
Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis, 25, 493-499 (2001)
Quantitative reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatographic analysis of ampicillin
Margosis M, et al.
Journal of Chromatography A, 236(2), 461-468 (1982)
Caffeine Citrate Oral Solution
United States Pharmacopeia, 30(5), 663-663 (2013)
Rohit A Sinha et al.
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.), 59(4), 1366-1380 (2013-08-10)
Caffeine is one of the world's most consumed drugs. Recently, several studies showed that its consumption is associated with lower risk for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), an obesity-related condition that recently has become the major cause of liver disease
France Denoeud et al.
Science (New York, N.Y.), 345(6201), 1181-1184 (2014-09-06)
Coffee is a valuable beverage crop due to its characteristic flavor, aroma, and the stimulating effects of caffeine. We generated a high-quality draft genome of the species Coffea canephora, which displays a conserved chromosomal gene order among asterid angiosperms. Although
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HPLC Analysis of Xanthines on Purospher® STAR RP-18 endcapped

Xanthine is a purine base found in most human body tissues and fluids as well as in other organisms. Methylated xanthines (methylxanthines), which include caffeine, paraxanthine, theobromine, and theophylline, commonly used for their effects as mild stiµlants and as bronchodilators, notably in the treatment of asthma symptoms. This application shows the efficient separation of several common xanthines and may be applied their analysis in any number of desired matrices.

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