MOLECULE

1,7-Dimethyluric acid

1,7-Dimethyluric acid, also known as 1,7-dimethylate, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as xanthines. These are purine derivatives with a ketone group conjugated at carbons 2 and 6 of the purine moiety. 1,7-Dimethyluric acid is an extremely weak basic (essentially neutral) compound (based on its pKa). 1,7-Dimethyluric acid exists in all living organisms, ranging from bacteria to humans. 1,7-dimethyluric acid can be biosynthesized from paraxanthine through the action of the enzymes cytochrome P450 1A2 and cytochrome P450 2A6. In humans, 1,7-dimethyluric acid is involved in caffeine metabolism. 1,7-Dimethyluric acid is expected to be in Cannabis as all living plants are known to produce and metabolize it.