Theobromine

General

Type : Purine, Alkaloid, Natural, Not AlphaBeta Hydrolase target

Chemical_Nomenclature : 3,7-dimethylpurine-2,6-dione

Canonical SMILES : CN1C=NC2=C1C(=O)NC(=O)N2C

InChI : InChI=1S\/C7H8N4O2\/c1-10-3-8-5-4(10)6(12)9-7(13)11(5)2\/h3H,1-2H3,(H,9,12,13)

InChIKey : YAPQBXQYLJRXSA-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Other name(s) : 3,7-Dimethylxanthine  ||  Diurobromine  ||  Theosalvose  ||  Santheose  ||  Teobromin  ||  Theostene  ||  CHEBI:28946  ||  CHEMBL1114  ||  SCHEMBL3184


MW : 180.16

Formula : C7H8N4O2

CAS_number : 83-67-0

PubChem : 5429

UniChem : YAPQBXQYLJRXSA-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Target

References (4)

Title : Novel potent and selective dual acetylcholinesterase inhibitors: N-substituted theobromine and theophylline derivatives - Biscussi_2025_RSC.Med.Chem__
Author(s) : Biscussi B , Cueto-Diaz EJ , Perez C , Rodriguez-Franco MI , Murray AP
Ref : RSC Med Chem , : , 2025
Abstract :
PubMedSearch : Biscussi_2025_RSC.Med.Chem__
PubMedID: 40027350

Title : Neuroprotective Effects of Theobromine in permanent bilateral common carotid artery occlusion rat model of cerebral hypoperfusion - Bhat_2022_Metab.Brain.Dis__
Author(s) : Bhat JA , Kumar M
Ref : Metabolic Brain Disease , : , 2022
Abstract :
PubMedSearch : Bhat_2022_Metab.Brain.Dis__
PubMedID: 35587851

Title : Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Structurally Varied 5'-\/6'-Isonucleosides and Theobromine-Containing N-Isonucleosidyl Derivatives - Xavier_2019_Pharmaceuticals.(Basel)_12_
Author(s) : Xavier NM , De Sousa EC , Pereira MP , Loesche A , Serbian I , Csuk R , Oliveira MC
Ref : Pharmaceuticals (Basel) , 12 : , 2019
Abstract :
PubMedSearch : Xavier_2019_Pharmaceuticals.(Basel)_12_
PubMedID: 31269639

Title : [Comparison of the effect of some puric alkaloids (caffeine, theobromine, theophylline and theophylline-ethylenediamine) on cholinesterase] -
Author(s) : Vincent D , Lagreu R
Ref : Comptes Rendus des Seances de la Societe de Biologie et de Ses Filiales , 144 :925 , 1950
PubMedID: 14792799