Systematic (IUPAC) name | |
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8-phenyl-1,3-dimethyl-7H-purine-2,6-dione | |
Clinical data | |
Pregnancy cat. | ? |
Legal status | ? |
Identifiers | |
CAS number | 961-45-5 |
ATC code | ? |
PubChem | CID 1922 |
ChemSpider | 1846 |
ChEMBL | CHEMBL62350 |
Chemical data | |
Formula | C13H12N4O2 |
Mol. mass | 256.259 g/mol |
SMILES | eMolecules & PubChem |
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8-Phenyltheophylline (8-Phenyl-1,3-dimethylxanthine, 8-PT) is a drug derived from the xanthine family which acts as a potent and selective antagonist for the adenosine receptors A1 and A2A, but unlike other xanthine derivatives has virtually no activity as a phosphodiesterase inhibitor.[1][2][3] It has stimulant effects in animals with similar potency to caffeine.[4] Coincidentally 8-phenyltheophylline has also been found to be a potent and selective inhibitor of the liver enzyme CYP1A2 which makes it likely to cause interactions with other drugs which are normally metabolised by CYP1A2.[5]
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