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Heterocyclic Compounds > Alkaloids > Xanthines > Theophylline > 1-Methyl-3-isobutylxanthine
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Preferred term

1-Methyl-3-isobutylxanthine  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • 3 Isobutyl 1 methylxanthine
  • 3-Isobutyl-1-methylxanthine
  • IBMX
  • Isobutyltheophylline

Scope note

  • A potent cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase inhibitor; due to this action, the compound increases cyclic AMP and cyclic GMP in tissue and thereby activates CYCLIC NUCLEOTIDE-REGULATED PROTEIN KINASES

History note

  • 91(79); was see under THEOPHYLLINE 1979-90

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D015056

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