CAS 69-22-7: Caffeine citrate

Applications Caffeine citrate (Cafcit) is a citrate salt of Caffeine, sometimes used in medical treatment, including short-term treatment of apnea of prematurity (lack of breathing in premature infants). Caffeine citrate functions in much the same capacity as does caffeine, but takes effect more quickly; its speed of dissociation is faster than that of Caffeine. Caffeine citrate is typically only used to treat severe migraines. References Zubair, U.M., et al.: Anal. Profiles Drug Subs., 15, 71 (1986); Cherrah, Y., et al.: Biochem. Pharmacol., 37, 1311 (1988); Grillon, C., et al.: Clin. Neurophysiol., 114, 1557 (2003); Duangdao, D., et al.: Behav. Brain Res., 205, 1 (2009);

Caffeine citrate is a low-dose caffeine product that has been shown to increase locomotor activity in rats. Caffeine citrate is an ester of caffeine and citric acid. It inhibits the enzyme that breaks down acetylcholine, which may lead to an increase in brain functions. Caffeine citrate is used as a treatment for apnea in pediatric patients, and it has also been shown to prevent bacterial translocation and reduce liver impairment caused by certain drugs. The therapeutic effect of caffeine citrate may be due to its ability to inhibit mitochondrial membrane potential, or its effects on basic proteins such as sodium citrate, or both.

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