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Creatine
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Salts
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Creatine monohydrate
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Creatine nitrate
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Creatine hydrochloride
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Molecular structure via molpic based on CDK
Physical properties
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131.13 g/mol [1]
Density1.33 at 25 °C g/cm3 [1]
Melting pointDecomposes at 303 °C [1]
SolubilitySlightly soluble in water, insoluble in ether [1]
-1.2 [1]
Structural Identifiers
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C4H9N3O2 [1]
2-[carbamimidoyl(methyl)amino]acetic acid [1]
CN(CC(=O)O)C(=N)N [1]
InChI=1S/C4H9N3O2/c1-7(4(5)6)2-3(8)9/h2H2,1H3,(H3,5,6)(H,8,9) [1]
InChIKeyCVSVTCORWBXHQV-UHFFFAOYSA-N [1]

Creatine

Creatine (also known as Creatin, Kreatin, N-amidinosarcosine, Krebiozon, N-methyl-N-guanylglycine, Glycine, N-(aminoiminomethyl)-N-methyl-, methylglycocyamine, (α-Methylguanido)acetic acid, Pyrolysate or 2-(1-methylcarbamimidamido)acetic acid) is a substance of the carboxylic acid class.

Chemistry

Salts []

Creatine is typically found in the form of its monohydrate, nitrate and hydrochloride salts.

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Creatine is a achiral mixture

See also []

  • Substituted carboxylic acids
  • Anodyne

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    References []

    1. National Center for Biotechnology Information. PubChem Compound Summary for CID 586, Creatine. Accessed August 19, 2025. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/586

    2. U.S. Food and Drug Administration; National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences. Creatine. UNII: MU72812GK0. Global Substance Registration System. Accessed August 19, 2025. https://gsrs.ncats.nih.gov/ginas/app/beta/substances/MU72812GK0