From Caffeine to 1,3,7-Trimethyluric acid

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Medline reference
Madyastha KM, Sridhar GR, Vadiraja BB, Madhavi YS. Biochem Biophys Res Commun (1999) 263(2): 460-4.

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3 citations on March 09, 2012. 
          Caffeine           
              |
              |  O2 + 2H+ + 2e-
     caffeine | /
      oxidase |/
     1.17.5.- |
              |\
       ExPASy | \
              |  H2O
              v
  1,3,7-Trimethyluric acid
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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
Xanthine derivative -----> Uric acid derivative (bt0316)
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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r1321.
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