An amino acid that occurs in vertebrate tissues and in urine. In muscle tissue, creatine generally occurs as phosphocreatine. Creatine is excreted as CREATININE in the urine.
Registry Numbers
MU72812GK0
Related Numbers
57-00-1
CAS Type 1 Name
Glycine, N-(aminoiminomethyl)-N-methyl-
NLM Classification #
QU 61
Public MeSH Note
68; CREATINE AND CREATININE was heading 1963-67
Online Note
use CREATINE to search CREATINE AND CREATININE 1966-67
An amino acid that occurs in vertebrate tissues and in urine. In muscle tissue, creatine generally occurs as phosphocreatine. Creatine is excreted as CREATININE in the urine.
