Caffeine, also known as 1,3,7-trimethylxanthine, is a purine alkaloid with a molecular structure classified as a trimethyxanthine. Most people know it as a (central nervous system) stimulant commonly found in coffee & tea. It shares important structural similarities with adenosine, a neurotransmitter, which accounts for some its psychoactive effects.
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Caffeine is a psychoactive alkaloid found in tea, coffee, guarana, kola nuts & cacao & is water soluble. Use it in drug awareness programs. You can also compare it to related compounds theophylline, theobromine. theine, guaranine, or methyltheobromine.