Creatine

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Creatine

Description

Creatine is a nitrogenous organic acid that occurs naturally in vertebrates and helps primarily muscle cells to supply energy by increasing the formation of adenosine triphosphate (ATP).

Abbreviation: Cr

Reference: Saks 2000 Acta Physiol Scand

MitoPedia topics: Substrate and metabolite 

Application in HRR

Cr: Creatine (Creatine monohydrate, C₄H₉N₃O₂*H₂O ); Sigma 27900, 100 g, store at R.T.: FW = 149.15

Preparation of MiR05Cr or MiR06Cr with 20 mM Creatine:

Caution: Prepare fresh everyday!.

1) weigh 6 mg Creatine

2) dissolve in 2 ml MiR05 or MiR06 to obtain MiR05Cr or MiR06Cr