creatine (CHEBI:16919)

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ChEBI Name	creatine

ChEBI ID	CHEBI:16919

Definition	A glycine derivative having methyl and amidino groups attached to the nitrogen.

Stars	This entity has been manually annotated by the ChEBI Team.

Secondary ChEBI IDs	CHEBI:23404, CHEBI:41678, CHEBI:3909, CHEBI:14028

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Formula

C4H9N3O2

Net Charge

Average Mass

131.13328

Monoisotopic Mass

131.06948

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

SMILES

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

Metabolite of Species	Details
Mus musculus (NCBI:txid10090)	Source: BioModels - MODEL1507180067 See: PubMed
Homo sapiens (NCBI:txid9606)	See: DOI
Homo sapiens (NCBI:txid9606)	See: PubMed
Homo sapiens (NCBI:txid9606)	Found in blood serum (BTO:0000133). See: MetaboLights Study

Roles Classification
Biological Role(s):	human metabolite Any mammalian metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in humans (Homo sapiens). mouse metabolite Any mammalian metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in a mouse (Mus musculus).

Application(s):	geroprotector Any compound that supports healthy aging, slows the biological aging process, or extends lifespan. neuroprotective agent Any compound that can be used for the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders. nutraceutical A product in capsule, tablet or liquid form that provide essential nutrients, such as a vitamin, an essential mineral, a protein, an herb, or similar nutritional substance.

ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing	creatine (CHEBI:16919) has role geroprotector (CHEBI:176497) creatine (CHEBI:16919) has role human metabolite (CHEBI:77746) creatine (CHEBI:16919) has role mouse metabolite (CHEBI:75771) creatine (CHEBI:16919) has role neuroprotective agent (CHEBI:63726) creatine (CHEBI:16919) has role nutraceutical (CHEBI:50733) creatine (CHEBI:16919) is a glycine derivative (CHEBI:24373) creatine (CHEBI:16919) is a guanidines (CHEBI:24436) creatine (CHEBI:16919) is conjugate acid of creatinate (CHEBI:66924) creatine (CHEBI:16919) is tautomer of creatine zwitterion (CHEBI:57947)

Incoming	N-phosphocreatine (CHEBI:17287) has functional parent creatine (CHEBI:16919) creatinine (CHEBI:16737) has functional parent creatine (CHEBI:16919) creatinate (CHEBI:66924) is conjugate base of creatine (CHEBI:16919) creatine zwitterion (CHEBI:57947) is tautomer of creatine (CHEBI:16919)

IUPAC Name

N-[amino(imino)methyl]-N-methylglycine

Synonyms	Sources
((amino(imino)methyl)(methyl)amino)acetic acid	HMDB
(α-methylguanido)acetic acid	HMDB
(α-methylguanido)acetic acid	NIST Chemistry WebBook
(N-methylcarbamimidamido)acetic acid	ChEBI
alpha-Methylguanidino acetic acid	KEGG COMPOUND
Creatin	ChemIDplus
Creatine	KEGG COMPOUND
Kreatin	ChemIDplus
Methylglycocyamine	KEGG COMPOUND
N-(aminoiminomethyl)-N-methylglycine	NIST Chemistry WebBook
N-[(E)-AMINO(IMINO)METHYL]-N-METHYLGLYCINE	PDBeChem
N-amidinosarcosine	ChemIDplus
N-carbamimidoyl-N-methylglycine	PDBeChem
N-Methyl-N-guanylglycine	HMDB
N-methyl-N-guanylglycine	ChemIDplus

Last Modified

20 September 2021