Formulation: A crystalline solid
Formal Name: 3,7-dihydro-7-methyl-1H-purine-2,6-dione
Purity: ≥98%
Formula Markup: C6H6N4O2
Formula Weight: 166,1
Shelf life (days): 1460
CAS Number: 552-62-5
Notes: 7-Methylxanthine is an adenosine A1 receptor antagonist and active metabolite of theobromine (Item No. 21745) and caffeine (Item No. 14118).{57870,34450} It inhibits binding of the adenosine A1 receptor agonist cyclohexyladenosine in rat cerebral cortical membranes in a concentration-dependent manner.{34450} 7-Methylxanthine (300 mg/kg) inhibits eye elongation and reduces decreases in the diameter of scleral collagen fibrils in a guinea pig model of form-deprivation myopia.{57871}