Endogenous Metabolite (EM) Information
EM ID
EM00016
EM Name
Creatine
Synonyms
creatine; Kreatin; Creatin; N-amidinosarcosine; Krebiozon; 2-(1-Methylguanidino)acetic acid; N-methyl-N-guanylglycine; methylglycocyamine; Creatine, hydrate; (alpha-Methylguanido)acetic acid; Pyrolysate; Glycine, N-(aminoiminomethyl)-N-methyl-; Creatine anhydrous; Methylguanidoacetic acid; N-carbamimidoyl-N-methylglycine; Creatine (8CI); Phosphagen; alpha-Methylguanidino acetic acid; Creatine, anhydrous; UNII-MU72812GK0; 2-(1-methylcarbamimidamido)acetic acid; Cosmocair C 100; NSC 8752
Structure
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3D MOL 2D MOL
Formula
C4H9N3O2
Canonical SMILES
CN(CC(=O)O)C(=N)N
InChI
InChI=1S/C4H9N3O2/c1-7(4(5)6)2-3(8)9/h2H2,1H3,(H3,5,6)(H,8,9)
InChIKey
CVSVTCORWBXHQV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
CAS Number
CAS 57-00-1
Pharmaceutical Properties Molecular Weight 131.13 Topological Polar Surface Area 90.4
Heavy Atom Count 9 Rotatable Bond Count 3
Hydrogen Bond Donor Count 3 Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count 3
PubChem CID
586
ChEBI ID
CHEBI:16919
DT(s) "handling" This EM MCT12 Transporter Info Monocarboxylate transporter 12 [1]
VMAT2 Transporter Info Vesicular amine transporter 2 [2]
References
1 The cataract and glucosuria associated monocarboxylate transporter MCT12 is a new creatine transporter. Hum Mol Genet. 2013 Aug 15;22(16):3218-26.
2 A metabolomic study of brain tissues from aged mice with low expression of the vesicular monoamine transporter 2 (VMAT2) gene. Neurochem Res. 2008 Feb;33(2):292-300.

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