USAMP#25733798SKU: C0750-100GSigma Chemical Company
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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation) C8H10N4O2
Molecular Weight 194.19
Solubility: H2O: 15 mg/mL
A central nervous system stimulant believed to act through adenosine receptors and monoamine neurotransmitters
It is a naturally occurring alkaloid found in coffee, cocoa and other plants
Caffeine might be associated with osteoporosis, cardiovascular risk, arrhythmia and gastrointestinal disturbances
Caffeine is used to treat orthostatic hypotension, bronchopulmonary dysplasia and apnea of prematurity (AOP)
Caffeine has been used to study its impact on the fluorescence of Petunia nuclei, as a stimulant to induce c-fos expression in rodents, and as a component of defined media for the development of bovine oocytes in vitro
