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teobromiin

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EKI Combined Dictionary 2026

Last modified 08.05.2024

Meanings

kakaoubades ja teelehtedes sisalduv alkaloid, mis laiendab veresooni ning lõõgastab bronhe

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Teobromiin annab kakaole ja (eriti tumedale) šokolaadile mõru maitse.

Usage examples
  • Kakaoubade koostisest moodustab teobromiin umbes 1–2%.
  • Tees sisalduv teobromiin laiendab peaaju, südame ja neerude veresooni.

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ID 704859 Last modified 14.04.2015
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Domain organic chemistrypharmacology - toxicology
theobromine
  • kakaopuu (Theobroma) seemneis ja teelehtedes sisalduv alkaloid, valmistatakse ka sünteetiliselt; kasut veresooni laiendava ja bronhe lõõgastava ravimina
  • a bitter, crystalline alkaloid, extracted from the leaves and seeds of the cacao plant, used in medicine as a diuretic and nerve stimulant
teobromiin
theobromine
Usage examples
  • Cocoa beans contain (by weight) 49 to 54 % of a fat called cocoa butter, 8 to 10 % starch, 8 to 10 % protein, 1 to 2 % theobromine, 5 to 10 % tannins (catechine or ‘cocoa red’), 4 to 6 % cellulose, 2 to 3 % minerals, sterols (vitamin D) and various ferments.
C7H8N4O2 formula
théobromine
Theobromin

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Inflection Type 22e

teobromiin teobromiinid
teobromiini teobromiinide
teobromiini teobromiine ~ teobromiinisid

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