C0750

Caffeine

powder, ReagentPlus^®

• Synonym(s): 1,3,7-Trimethylxanthine
• Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C₈H₁₀N₄O₂
• CAS Number: 58-08-2
• Molecular Weight: 194.19
• Beilstein/REAXYS Number: 17705
• EC Number: 200-362-1
• MDL number: MFCD00005758
• UNSPSC Code: 12352210
• PubChem Substance ID: 24277682
• NACRES: NA.21

Properties

• Quality Level: 200
• product line: ReagentPlus^®
• form: powder
• mp: 234-236.5 °C (lit.)
• solubility: H₂O: 15 mg/mL
• 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) , PDE4B(5142) , PRKAR1A(5573) , PRKAR1AP(5574) , PRKAR1B(5575) , PRKAR2A(5576) , PRKAR2B(5577) ; mouse ... Adora2b(11541) ; rat ... Adora1(29290) , Adora2a(25369)

Description

General description

Caffeine is a widely ingested pharmacologically active substance. It belongs to the class of methylxanthines. It is a naturally occurring alkaloid found in coffee, cocoa and other plants. Caffeine might be associated with osteoporosis, cardiovascular risk, arrhythmia and gastrointestinal disturbances. Caffeine is used to treat orthostatic hypotension, bronchopulmonary dysplasia and apnea of prematurity (AOP).

Application

Caffeine has been used:

• to study its impact on the fluorescence of Petunia nuclei
• as a stimulant to induce c-fos expression in rodents
• as a component of defined media for the development of bovine oocytes in vitro

Caution

Keep tightly sealed.

Legal Information

ReagentPlus is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Safety Information

• pictograms: GHS07
• signalword: Warning
• hcodes: H302
• pcodes: P264 - P270 - P301 + P312 - P501
• Hazard Classifications: Acute Tox. 4 Oral
• Storage Class: 11 - Combustible Solids
• wgk_germany: WGK 1
• flash_point_f: Not applicable
• flash_point_c: Not applicable
• ppe: dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves