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English language (monolingual) [PRO] Tech/Engineering - Chemistry; Chem Sci/Eng | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Jack Doughty United Kingdom Local time: 11:15 | ||||||
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4 +4 | Yes |
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Yes Explanation: Pharmaceutical Technology Buyers Guide ... Sucralfate. Sucrose. Sucrose Esters. Sucrose Octaacetate. Sudan Black B. Sudan IV. ... Tetrasodium Pyrophosphate. Theobromine. Theophylline. Theophylline Sodium Glycinate ... www.advanstars-web-support.com/guides/ptech/cat15857.html Chemistry of Theobromine Chocolate's Caffeine Relative Theobromine belongs to a class of alkaloid molecules known as methylxanthines. Methylxanthines naturally occur in as many as sixty different plant species and include caffeine (the primary methlyxanthine in coffee) and theophylline (the primary methylxanthine in tea). Theobromine is the primary methylxanthine found in products of the cocoa tree, theobroma cacao. http://chemistry.about.com/library/weekly/aa090301a.htm So according to that, it's an alkali. |
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