Caffeine
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Scientific Name
Caffeine
Description of the Drug
Caffeine is a stimulant present in tea, coffee, cola beverages, analgesic drugs, and agents used to increase alertness. It is also used in to prevent and treat pulmonary complications of premature birth.
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Brand Name(s)
Nodoz, Nodoz caplets and chewable tablets, Pro-plus, Yeast-vite, Zanthine
Company Owner(s)
Mirror Pharmaceuticals Llc, Nesher Pharmaceuticals Usa Llc, Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc, Halsey Drug Co Inc, Watson Laboratories Inc, Alra Laboratories Inc, American Regent Inc, Us Chemical Marketing Group Inc, Shire Development Inc, Granules Pharmaceuticals Inc
Mechanism(s) Of Action
| Target Name | Target Type | Action Type | Target ChEMBL ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adenosine receptor | PROTEIN FAMILY | ANTAGONIST | CHEMBL2111329 |
Clinical Trial(s)
Unichem Links
| Atlas | caffeine | ||||
| SureChEMBL | SCHEMBL5671 | ||||
| PharmGKB | PA448710 | ||||
| Human Metabolome Database | HMDB0001847 | ||||
| DrugBank | DB00201 | ||||
| PubChem: Thomson Pharma | 14772978 | ||||
| PubChem | 2519 | ||||
| Mcule | MCULE-3362813910 | ||||
| NMRShiftDB | 10016316 | ||||
| LINCS | LSM-2026 | ||||
| Nikkaji | J2.330B | ||||
| PDBe | CFF | ||||
| BindingDB | 10849 | ||||
| EPA CompTox Dashboard | DTXSID0020232 | ||||
| DrugCentral | 463 | ||||
| Metabolights | MTBLC27732 | ||||
| Brenda | 882 | 51266 | 207634 | 7965 | 207635 |
| Rhea | 27732 | ||||
| Guide to Pharmacology | 407 | ||||
| rxnorm | CAFFEINE | VIVARIN | CAFFEINE CITRATE | CAFCIT | |
| KEGG Ligand | C07481 | ||||
| ChEBI | 27732 | ||||
| ZINC | ZINC000000001084 |
