Methylglycocyamine

Creatine - definition from Biology-Online.org

[(Science: biochemistry) a compound which is made by the body and is used to store energy in the form of phosphate molecules. When phosphate molecules are attached to it, it is called creatine phosphate and is capable of donating phosphate to adp in order to make atp. (atp is the molecule which is converted into adp with a release of energy that the body then uses.)

MediLexicon creatine - Medical Dictionary Definition for Term 'creatine'

[1. A compound, N-(aminoiminomethyl)-N-methylglycine, which occurs in urine, sometimes simply as creatine, but generally as creatinine, and in muscle, generally as phosphocreatine. Elevated levels are found in the urine of individuals with muscular dystrophy.


InChI: InChI=1/C4H9N3O2/c1-7(4(5)6)2-3(8)9/h2H2,1H3,(H3,5,6)(H,8,9)

InChIKey: InChIKey=CVSVTCORWBXHQV-UHFFFAOYAV
SMILES: CN(CC(O)=O)C(N)=N

Names:
    alpha-Methylguanidino acetic acid
    alpha-methylguanidino acetic acid
    alpha-Methylguanidino acetic acid
    Creatine
    creatine
    Creatine
    creatine
    Methylglycocyamine
    (N-methylcarbamimidamido)acetic acid

Registries:
    PubChem CID 586
    ChEBI 16919
    Kegg C00300
    PubChem ID 3594