Description
The end product of the creatine-creatine phosphate energy shuttle; formed by the spontaneous and non-enzymatic cyclization of creatine, as well as from creatine phosphate via a phosphorylcreatinine intermediate, in skeletal muscle and brain; increased in the urine after exercise in mice and in the plasma of rats fed a high-protein diet for 20 months; serum creatinine levels have been used to estimate the GFR and as a marker of renal dysfunction
Formal name: 2-amino-1,5-dihydro-1-methyl-4H-imidazol-4-one
Synonyms: NSC 13123
Molecular weight: 113.1
CAS: 60-27-5
Purity: ≥95%
Formulation: A crystalline solid