creatinine

Creatinine (NSC-13123) is the breakdown product of creatine, a constituent of muscle tissue, that is excreted by the kidney and whose serum level is used to evaluate kidney function.

Creatinine Phosphate Disodium Salt is a useful organic compound for research related to life sciences and the catalog number is T125448.

5-Hydroxytryptamine creatinine sulfate monohydrate (Serotonin creatinine sulfate monohydrate) is a neurotransmitter.

Creatine (Methylguanidoacetic acid) is 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. Creatine functions as part of the cell's energy shuttle. The high energy phosphate group of ATP is transferred to creatine to form phosphocreatine in the following reaction: Cr + ATP <-> PCr + ADP. This reaction is reversibly catalyzed by creatine kinase. In the human body, creatine is synthesized mainly in the liver by the use of parts from three different amino acids: arginine, glycine, and methionine. 95% of it is later stored in the skeletal muscles and the rest is stored in the brain, heart, and testes.

Methylguanidine (MG) is a guanidine compound deriving from protein catabolism. It is also a product of putrefaction. Methylguanidine is a suspected uraemic toxin that accumulates in renal failure, however it also exhibits anti-inflammatory effects. Methyl

Levoglucosan (1,6-anhydro-b-D-Glucose) is an anhydrohexose that is the 1,6-anhydro-derivative of beta-D-glucopyranose. It is formed from the pyrolysis of carbohydrates, such as starch and cellulose. Levoglucosan can also be utilized in the synthesis of chiral polymers such as unhydrolysable glucose polymers. Levoglucosan is also produced via caramelization of sugar. Consumption of caramel or caramel-containing sweets can lead to a short-term 5X increase in urinary levels of levoglucosan (from 20 uM mM creatinine to 100 uM mM creatinine).

N-Methylhydantoin (1-Methyl-hydantoin) is a small molecular weight polar substance, the product of degradation of creatinine by bacteria. In mammals, the Metabolism of N-Methylhydantoin occurs via 5-hydroxy-1-methylhydantoin. In a reported human case,N-Methylhydantoin was found as an unexpected metabolite of the intelligence-affecting substance dupracetam.

N-Acetylornithine (N-Acetyl-L-ornithine) is a minor component of deproteinized blood plasma of human blood. Human blood plasma contains a variable amount of acetylornithine, averaging 1.1 + - 0.4 μmol L. Urine contains a very small amount of acetylornithine, approximately 1 nmol mg creatinine (1 μmol day).

Creatininase (CAH) is a homohexameric enzyme found in Pseudomonas putida, which can be used in the study of biosensors for creatinine assays and chronic renal failure.