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Caffeine synthase, the Glossary

Index Caffeine synthase

Caffeine synthase is a methyltransferase enzyme involved in the caffeine biosynthesis pathway.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 20 relations: Caffeine, Camellia, Camellia ptilophylla, Camellia sinensis, Catalysis, Coffea, Coffea arabica, Coffea canephora, Coffee, Hydron (chemistry), Metabolic pathway, Methyltransferase, Paraxanthine, S-Adenosyl methionine, S-Adenosyl-L-homocysteine, Tea, Theobroma, Theobroma cacao, Theobromine, 7-Methylxanthine.

  2. Caffeine
  3. Camellia

Caffeine

Caffeine is a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant of the methylxanthine class.

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Camellia

Camellia (pronounced or) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Theaceae.

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Camellia ptilophylla

Camellia ptilophylla, also called the cocoa tea plant (not to be confused with the chocolate plant Theobroma cacao), is a species of Camellia plant found in Southern Asia. Caffeine synthase and Camellia ptilophylla are Camellia.

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Camellia sinensis

Camellia sinensis is a species of evergreen shrub or small tree in the flowering plant family Theaceae. Caffeine synthase and Camellia sinensis are caffeine and Camellia.

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Catalysis

Catalysis is the increase in rate of a chemical reaction due to an added substance known as a catalyst.

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Coffea

Coffea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae.

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Coffea arabica

Coffea arabica, also known as the Arabica coffee, is a species of flowering plant in the coffee and madder family Rubiaceae.

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Coffea canephora

Coffea canephora (especially C. canephora var. robusta, so predominantly cultivated that it is often simply termed Coffea robusta, or commonly robusta coffee) is a species of coffee plant that has its origins in central and western sub-Saharan Africa.

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Coffee

Coffee is a beverage brewed from roasted coffee beans.

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Hydron (chemistry)

In chemistry, the hydron, informally called proton, is the cationic form of atomic hydrogen, represented with the symbol.

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In biochemistry, a metabolic pathway is a linked series of chemical reactions occurring within a cell.

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Methyltransferase

Methyltransferases are a large group of enzymes that all methylate their substrates but can be split into several subclasses based on their structural features. Caffeine synthase and Methyltransferase are eC 2.1.1.

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Paraxanthine

Paraxanthine, also known as 1,7-dimethylxanthine, is a metabolite of theophylline and theobromine, two well-known stimulants found in coffee, tea, and chocolate mainly in the form of caffeine.

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S-Adenosyl methionine

S-Adenosyl methionine (SAM), also known under the commercial names of SAMe, SAM-e, or AdoMet, is a common cosubstrate involved in methyl group transfers, transsulfuration, and aminopropylation.

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S-Adenosyl-L-homocysteine

S-Adenosyl-L-homocysteine (SAH) is the biosynthetic precursor to homocysteine.

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Tea

Tea is an aromatic beverage prepared by pouring hot or boiling water over cured or fresh leaves of Camellia sinensis, an evergreen shrub native to East Asia which probably originated in the borderlands of southwestern China and northern Myanmar. Caffeine synthase and Tea are Camellia.

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Theobroma

Theobroma is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family, Malvaceae, that is sometimes classified as a member of Sterculiaceae.

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Theobroma cacao

Theobroma cacao (cacao tree or cocoa tree) is a small (tall) evergreen tree in the family Malvaceae. Caffeine synthase and Theobroma cacao are caffeine.

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Theobromine

Theobromine, also known as xantheose, is the principal alkaloid of Theobroma cacao (cacao plant). Theobromine is slightly water-soluble (330 mg/L) with a bitter taste. In industry, theobromine is used as an additive and precursor to some cosmetics. It is found in chocolate, as well as in a number of other foods, including tea (Camellia sinensis), some American hollies (yaupon and guayusa) and the kola nut.

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7-Methylxanthine

7-Methylxanthine (7-MX), also known as heteroxanthine, is an active metabolite of caffeine (1,3,7-trimethylxanthine) and theobromine (3,7-dimethylxanthine).

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See also

Caffeine

Camellia

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caffeine_synthase

Also known as EC 2.1.1.160, S-adenozil-L-metionin:3,7-dimethylxanthine N1-methyltransferase.