mateine
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[edit]Noun
[edit]mateine (uncountable)
- (organic chemistry) Caffeine extracted from maté plant.
- 2014, Nicolae Sfetcu, Health & Drugs: Disease, Prescription & Medication:
- Caffeine is a xanthine alkaloid compound that acts as a stimulant in humans. Caffeine is sometimes called guaranine when found in guarana, mateine when found in mate, and theine when found in tea.
- (organic chemistry) A hypothetical xanthine alkaloid said to be found in maté, supposed to resemble caffeine.
- 2015, Thom Hartmann, ADHD and the Edison Gene:
- Unlike tea and coffee, however, it does not contain caffeine. Instead, its main active ingredient is a xanthine alkaloid known as mateine.
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[edit]alkaloid