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Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Molecular Formula C4H9N3O2.H2O
Molecular Weight 149.1484
Optical Activity NONE
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of CREATINE MONOHYDRATE

SMILES

O.CN(CC(O)=O)C(N)=N

InChI

InChIKey=MEJYXFHCRXAUIL-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1S/C4H9N3O2.H2O/c1-7(4(5)6)2-3(8)9;/h2H2,1H3,(H3,5,6)(H,8,9);1H2

HIDE SMILES / InChI

Molecular Formula C4H9N3O2
Molecular Weight 131.1332
Charge 0
Count
Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity NONE

Molecular Formula H2O
Molecular Weight 18.0153
Charge 0
Count
Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity NONE

Creatine is an amino acid that occurs in vertebrate tissues and in urine. It is synthesized mainly in the liver from three different amino acids: arginine, glycine, and methionine. In skeletal muscles, which store 95% of it, creatine generally occurs as phosphocreatine. The rest is stored in the brain, heart, and testes. Creatine functions as part of the cell's energy shuttle. It is excreted as creatinine in the urine.

Approval Year

PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
Decreased anterior cingulate myo-inositol/creatine spectroscopy resonance with lithium treatment in children with bipolar disorder.
2001-04
Assessment of coronary reperfusion in patients with myocardial infarction using fatty acid binding protein concentrations in plasma.
2001-03
IGF-I differentially regulates Bcl-xL and Bax and confers myocardial protection in the rat heart.
2001-03
An (1)H-MRS evaluation of the phosphocreatine/creatine pool (tCr) in human muscle.
2001-03
Mechanical load increases muscle IGF-I and androgen receptor mRNA concentrations in humans.
2001-03
Creatine transporter protein content, localization, and gene expression in rat skeletal muscle.
2001-03
Use of ergogenic aids by athletes.
2001-02-15
Dysarthria as the leading symptom of hypothyroidism.
2001-02-15
Use of Doppler ultrasonography to predict the outcome of therapy for renal-artery stenosis.
2001-02-08
Benefits of micronised Fenofibrate in type 2 diabetes mellitus subjects with good glycemic control.
2001-02-01
Mouse model of myocardial remodelling after ischemia: role of intercellular adhesion molecule-1.
2001-02-01
Neuroprotective effects of MK-801 on L-2-chloropropionic acid-induced neurotoxicity.
2001-02
Phosphorylation-dependent alteration in myofilament ca2+ sensitivity but normal mitochondrial function in septic heart.
2001-02
Parkinsonism and neck extensor myopathy: a new syndrome or coincidental findings?
2001-02
Thrombectomy with the X-SIZER catheter system in the coronary circulation: initial results from a multi-center study.
2001-02
Plasma levels of matrix metalloproteinase-9 and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 are increased in the coronary circulation in patients with acute coronary syndrome.
2001-02
A controlled trial of topical nitroglycerin in a New Zealand white rabbit model of brown recluse spider envenomation.
2001-02
The three-dimensional structure of cytosolic bovine retinal creatine kinase.
2001-02
Tubular cell senescence and expression of TGF-beta1 and p21(WAF1/CIP1) in tubulointerstitial fibrosis of aging rats.
2001-02
Protection against cellular damage in the rat heart by iodoacetate.
2001-02
Release of muscle proteins after downhill running in male and female subjects.
2001-02
Serum concentrations of collagen degrading enzymes and their inhibitors after downhill running.
2001-02
Uremic concentrations of guanidino compounds inhibit neutrophil superoxide production.
2001-02
Cardiac troponins and creatine kinase content of striated muscle in common laboratory animals.
2001-02
Altered activities of rat brain metabolic enzymes caused by pentylenetetrazol kindling and pentylenetetrazol--induced seizures.
2001-02
Endogenous synthesis and transport of creatine in the rat brain: an in situ hybridization study.
2001-01-31
Expression and purification of polyhistidine-tagged firefly luciferase in insect cells--a potential alternative for process scale-up.
2001-01-23
Muscle-specific promoters may be necessary for adeno-associated virus-mediated gene transfer in the treatment of muscular dystrophies.
2001-01-20
Visualisation of presence, location, and transmural extent of healed Q-wave and non-Q-wave myocardial infarction.
2001-01-06
Myotoxicity studies of injectable biodegradable in-situ forming drug delivery systems.
2001-01-05
Deterioration in renal function associated with fibrate therapy.
2001-01
Rhabdomyolysis secondary to a drug interaction between simvastatin and clarithromycin.
2001-01
Exercise training increases creatine kinase capacity in canine myocardium.
2001-01
Creatine supplementation affects muscle creatine during energy restriction.
2001-01
Treatment of exercise-induced muscle injury via hyperbaric oxygen therapy.
2001-01
Effect of elbow joint angle on the magnitude of muscle damage to the elbow flexors.
2001-01
Oxygen free radical generation in healthy blood donors and cardiac patients: the protective effect of allopurinol.
2001-01
Leukocyte filtration in the early reperfusion phase on cardiopulmonary bypass reduces myocardial injury.
2001-01
Evidence of axonal damage in the early stages of multiple sclerosis and its relevance to disability.
2001-01
Clinical, electrocardiographic, and biochemical data for immediate risk stratification in acute coronary syndromes.
2001-01
Improving diagnostic yield in brain biopsy: coupling spectroscopic targeting with real-time needle placement.
2001-01
Plasma lipids and urinary albumin excretion rate in Type 1 diabetes mellitus: the EURODIAB IDDM Complications Study.
2001-01
Systemic effects of hyperthermic isolated lower limb perfusion with carboplatin and interferon-beta.
2001-01
Evaluation of the dystrophin-glycoprotein complex, alpha-actinin, dysferlin and calpain 3 in an autosomal recessive muscular dystrophy in Labrador retrievers.
2001-01
Mild phenotype of nemaline myopathy with sleep hypoventilation due to a mutation in the skeletal muscle alpha-actin (ACTA1) gene.
2001-01
Effects of EGF receptor ligands on fetal ovine myoblasts.
2001-01
Alterations in myocardial creatinine kinase (CK) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) isoenzyme-distribution in a model of left ventricular dysfunction.
2001-01
Pretreatment of human myocardium with adenosine.
2001-01
Validation of NACB and IFCC guidelines for the use of cardiac markers for early diagnosis and risk assessment in patients with acute coronary syndromes.
2001-01
Evolution and physiological roles of phosphagen systems.
2001
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Name Type Language
CREAPURE
Preferred Name English
CREATINE MONOHYDRATE
WHO-DD  
Systematic Name English
GLYCINE, N-(AMINOIMINOMETHYL)-N-METHYL-, MONOHYDRATE
Systematic Name English
GLYCINE, N-(AMINOIMINOMETHYL)-N-METHYL-, HYDRATE (1:1)
Systematic Name English
Creatine monohydrate [WHO-DD]
Common Name English
CREATINE, MONOHYDRATE
Systematic Name English
Classification Tree Code System Code
FDA ORPHAN DRUG 298309
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Code System Code Type Description
WIKIPEDIA
Creatine monohydrate
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GRAS Notification (GRN No.)
931
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NCI_THESAURUS
C1505
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CONCEPT Dietary Supplement
RXCUI
1310467
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PRIMARY RxNorm
FDA UNII
9603LN7R2Q
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DAILYMED
9603LN7R2Q
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PUBCHEM
80116
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EPA CompTox
DTXSID10208954
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EVMPD
SUB22738
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NCI_THESAURUS
C28945
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CAS
6020-87-7
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SMS_ID
100000086558
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