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Download Solution PDFCaffeine, the most widely used psychoactive compound found in beverages such as coffee and even some foods, is a ________ receptor antagonist.
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Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is adenosine.Key Points
- Caffeine, the most widely used psychoactive compound found in beverages such as coffee and even some foods, is an adenosine receptor antagonist.
- Caffeine is a potent stimulant get from coffee and soft drinks.
- Caffeine is a psychoactive drug is found in tea.
- Caffeine is the world's most widely consumed psychoactive drug.
- The chemical formula of caffeine is C8H10N402.
- Caffeine is a methylxanthine alkaloid found in the seeds, nuts, or leaves of a number of plants native to South America and East Asia that is structurally related to adenosine.
- Caffeine can speed up the messages traveling between the brain and the body.
- Black tea consists of 50 mg caffeine per 220ml cup.
- Caffeine can reduce fatigue and drowsiness.
Additional Information
- Uridine:
- Uridine is a Ribo-nucleoside, composed of a molecule of uracil attached to a Furanose moiety.
- It is one of the five nucleosides that make up nucleic acids.
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