English Dictionary

mateine

名詞

不可算名詞

(organic chemistry) Caffeine extracted from maté plant. / (organic chemistry) A hypothetical xanthine alkaloid said to be found in maté, supposed to resemble caffeine.

日本語の意味

マテ植物から抽出されるカフェイン。 / マテに存在するとされる、カフェインに似た仮説上のキサンチンアルカロイド。

The chemist isolated mateine from the maté leaves to study its stimulant properties.

化学者はその刺激作用を調べるために、マテの葉から抽出されるカフェインを単離した。

意味（1）

(organic chemistry) Caffeine extracted from maté plant.

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.

意味（2）

(organic chemistry) A hypothetical xanthine alkaloid said to be found in maté, supposed to resemble caffeine.

Unlike tea and coffee, however, it does not contain caffeine. Instead, its main active ingredient is a xanthine alkaloid known as mateine.