Table 2

Effect of xanthine and xanthine analogs

+ Glucose 8 mM + AMP 0.3 mM+ Glucose 20 mM + AMP 0.3 mM+ Combination 1+ Combination 2
1 mM Pi5 mM Pi1 mM Pi5 mM Pi1 mM Pi5 mM Pi1 mM Pi5 mM Pi
No addition2-a 163  ± 2119  ± 9152  ± 1120  ± 4100  ± 7102  ± 598  ± 692  ± 4
Caffeine (1 mM)91  ± 396  ± 253  ± 276  ± 238  ± 155  ± 216  ± 129  ± 1
Adenosine (1 mM)150  ± 4117  ± 5100  ± 389  ± 380  ± 473  ± 465  ± 254  ± 3
Theophylline (1 mM)95  ± 5102  ± 670  ± 388  ± 364  ± 278  ± 253  ± 363  ± 4
Xanthine (1 mM)38  ± 337  ± 137  ± 439  ± 240  ± 337  ± 140  ± 339  ± 4
Hypoxanthine (1 mM)35  ± 525  ± 326  ± 320  ± 342  ± 331  ± 227  ± 322  ± 2
3-Methylxanthine (1 mM)31  ± 525  ± 322  ± 120  ± 228  ± 125  ± 227  ± 223  ± 2
Azaxanthine (1 mM)28  ± 226  ± 330  ± 325  ± 131  ± 127  ± 333  ± 228  ± 3
1-Methylxanthine (1 mM)58  ± 432  ± 342  ± 427  ± 241  ± 325  ± 140  ± 329  ± 1
7-Methylxanthine (1 mM)40  ± 322  ± 136  ± 321  ± 221  ± 229  ± 221  ± 128  ± 2
  • Data are presented as % of activity in the absence of any effectors.

  • 2-a No addition refers to relative activity in the absence of caffeine or its analogs; n = 5 or more for each effector.