guanidinoacetic acid

guanidinoacetic acid
gua·ni·di·no·a·ce·tic ac·id (gwah″nĭ-de″no-ə-seґtik) a nitrogenous compound formed enzymatically in the liver, pancreas, and kidney by a reaction transfering an amidino group between arginine and glycine, and N-methylated in the liver by S-adenosylmethionine to form creatine. Called also glycocyamine, guanidine-acetic acid, and guanido-acetic acid.

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  • Glycocyamine — chembox new ImageFile=glycocyamine.png ImageSize=200px IUPACName=2 Guanidinoacetic acid OtherNames= Section1=Chembox Identifiers CASNo= PubChem=763 SMILES=C(C(=O)O)N=C(N)N MeSHName=Glycocyamine Section2=Chembox Properties Formula=C3H7N3O2… …   Wikipedia

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