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Descriptions

Caffeine is a xanthine alkaloid compound that acts as a stimulant in humans. Caffeine is sometimes called guaranine when found in guarana, mateine when found in mate, and theine when found in tea. It is found in the leaves and beans of the coffee plant, in tea, yerba mate, and guarana berries, and in small quantities in cocoa, the kola nut and the Yaupon Holly. Overall, caffeine is found in the beans, leaves, and fruit of over 60 plants, where it acts as a natural pesticide that paralyzes and kills certain insects feeding upon them. Caffeine is a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant, having the effect of temporarily warding off drowsiness and restoring alertness. Beverages containing caffeine, such as coffee, tea, soft drinks and energy drinks enjoy great popularity: caffeine is the world's most widely consumed psychoactive substance. In North America, 90% of adults consume caffeine daily. Copyright Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ for details. Source: Wikipedia, Caffeine (Wikipedia)

Caffeine is methylxanthine naturally occurring in some beverages such as coffee, and is also a pharmacological agent. Caffeine is a central nervous system stimulant, that increases alertness and produces agitation. It also relaxes smooth muscle, stimulates cardiac muscle, stimulates diuresis, and is useful in the treatment of some types of headache. Several cellular actions of caffeine have been observed, but it is not entirely clear how each contributes to its pharmacological profile. Among the most important are inhibition of cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterases, antagonism of adenosine receptors, and modulation of intracellular calcium handling. Source: National Library of Medicine, MeSH 2006

Caffeine testing is used to monitor total Xanthine concentrations in newborns receiving theophylline. Source: Regenstrief Institute

Because preterm babies metabolilze theophylline to caffeine, baselline levels of caffeine should be measured in infants treated with theophylline. Baseline levels should also be performed in infants whose mother consumed caffeine prior to delivery. Source: National Library of Medicine, Caffeine

Basic Part Properties

Part Display Name
Caffeine
Part Type
Component (Describes the core component or analyte measured)
Created On
2000-05-04
Construct for LOINC Short Name
Caffeine

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Language Variants Get Info

Tag Language Translation
zh-CN Chinese (China) 咖啡因
Synonyms: C8H10N4O2;咖啡碱
fr-CA French (Canada) Caféine
et-EE Estonian (Estonia) Kofeiin
es-ES Spanish (Spain) Cafeína
it-IT Italian (Italy) Caffeina
tr-TR Turkish (Turkey) Kafein
ru-RU Russian (Russian Federation) Кофеин
nl-NL Dutch (Netherlands) coffeïne
fr-BE French (Belgium) Caféine