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Chapter 11
Caffeine
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Pharmacology
Undergraduate 3
02/18/2013

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Term
Caffeine
Definition
A xanthine stimulant found in coffee, tea, chocolate, soft drinks, and several medications.
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Xanthines
Definition
A family of CNS stimulant drugs that includes caffeine, theophylline, and theobromine.
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Theobromine
Definition
A xanthine stimulant found in chocolate.
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Theophylline
Definition
A xanthine stimulant found in small amounts in tea. It is used as an anti-asthma medication.
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Coffea Arabica
Definition
A type of coffee bean native to the Middle East but now grown principally in South America. It is typically referred to simply as arabica.
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Coffea Robusta
Definition
A type of coffee bean grown principally in Indonesia, Brazil, and Africa.
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Camellia Sinesis
Definition
The plant from which tea leaves are obtained.
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Cocoa Bean Pods
Definition
Parts of the cacao tree that are the raw material for cocoa and chocolate. Not to be confused with coca, the source of cocaine.
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Cocoa Butter
Definition
The fat content of the cocoa bean.
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Chocolate Liquor
Definition
A deep-colored paste made when roasted cocoa beans are heated so that the cocoa butter in the beans melts.
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Baking Chocolate
Definition
A hardened paste, consisting of chocolate liquor, produced by heating roasted cocoa beans.
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Adenosine
Definition
An inhibitory neurotransmitter that is blocked, or neutralized, by caffeine and other xanthines. The action on receptors in the body is the basis for the stimulant properties of these drugs.
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Caffeinism
Definition
A dangerous state of overstimulation from a very large dose of caffeine.
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