caffeine vs. theopylline

What is the exact diffrence between the effects of caffeine and theopylline ???

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JOE BLOND
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There is no difference. A short history lesson: caffeine was discovered 1820 in coffee. In the year 1838 it pointed out that theopylline (discovered 1827 in tea) is identically to caffeine.

Dominic

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Dominic Reese

Nope. They're both methylated xanthines, but the chemical structure is slightly different.

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Lara

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Lara

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