RefMet Compound Details

RefMet ID, RefMet name, exact mass and formula
RefMet IDRM0159435
RefMet nameTheobromine
Systematic name3,7-dimethyl-2,3,6,7-tetrahydro-1H-purine-2,6-dione
SynonymsPubChem Synonyms
Exact mass180.064726 (neutral)
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FormulaC7H8N4O2View other entries in RefMet with this formula
Molecular descriptors
Molfile38208 (Download molfile/View MW Metabolite Database details)
InChIInChI=1S/C7H8N4O2/c1-10-3-8-5-4(10)6(12)9-7(13)11(5)2/h3H,1-2H3,(H,9,12,13)
InChIKeyYAPQBXQYLJRXSA-UHFFFAOYSA-NView other enantiomers/diastereomers of this metabolite in RefMet
SMILESCn1cnc2c1c(=O)[nH]c(=O)n2C
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Chemical/Biochemical Classification
Super ClassNucleic acids
Main ClassPurines
Sub ClassXanthines
Distribution of Theobromine in NMDR studies
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Sample sourcePlot Sample source(tissue) distribution
StudiesNMDR Studies reporting Theobromine
External Links
Pubchem CID5429
ChEBI ID28946
KEGG IDC07480
HMDB IDHMDB0002825
Chemspider ID5236
MetaCyc ID3-7-DIMETHYLXANTHINE
EPA CompToxDTXCID506132
PhytoHub DBPHUB000790
Spectral data for Theobromine standards
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Structural annotation level
Annotation level1   (1:Known structure; 2:Known regiochemistry; 3:Partial structure; 4:Sum-composition)

Table of KEGG reactions in human pathways involving Theobromine

Rxn IDKEGG ReactionEnzyme
R07978 Theobromine + H2O + Oxygen <=> 3,7-Dimethyluric acid + Hydrogen peroxide3,7-dimethylxanthine:oxygen oxidoreductase

Table of KEGG human pathways containing Theobromine

Pathway IDHuman Pathway# of reactions
hsa00232 Caffeine metabolism 1
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