Comment · Wed, January 13, 2021 · ND Owner
Request - Paraxanthine
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Ogg149 · 9 points
Paraxanthine is the major metabolite (84%) of caffeine. It has similar effects and half-life as caffeine, but may be less anxiety-inducing. Now that I think about it, these caffeine metabolites (theophylline, theobromine, paraxanthine) are likely the reason I perceive caffeine as having a much longer effect than its supposed half-life... because it metabolizes into chemicals with similar half-life and magnitude of effect.
There's a YCombinator funded startup, Revel, which is doing this exact thing - beginning to bring paraxanthine to market. I'm not sure if this makes it more difficult for y'all to sell it if, for instance, they have a patent on the cheapest manufacturing process... nonetheless, I'd be interested in trying this compound.
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u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · ND Owner
Patents on manufacturing processes in the US are meaningless most of the time, since 95% of shit is not made in the US these days. Moreover, paraxanthine has been around for a while, and there are already multiple production processes for making it. It should not be an issue to make. I can see about getting a sample and trying it.