Structured Summary
Abstract
A waste product produced by dietary protein digestion and breakdown product of CREATINE PHOSPHATE in muscle. Creatinine levels in the blood can be an indicator of KIDNEY function.
Chemical Identity
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- C4H7N3O
- Molecular Weight
- 113.12 g/mol
- CAS Registry No.
- 616875-85-5
- IUPAC Name
- 2-amino-1-methylimidazol-4-ol
- InChIKey
- BTXYOFGSUFEOLA-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- SMILES
- CN1C=C(N=C1N)O
- MeSH Unique ID
- D003404
- Source
- PubChem CID 26009888
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Classification
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Synonyms
5 entry terms
- 2-Amino-1-methyl-1,5-dihydro-4H-imidazol-4-one
- Creatinine Sulfate Salt
- Krebiozen
- Salt, Creatinine Sulfate
- Sulfate Salt, Creatinine
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Aspects Covered
25 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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Indexing Annotation
do not confuse with CREATINE
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History Note
68; CREATINE AND CREATININE was heading 1963-67
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NLM Classification
QU 65
AMA Style
References
- National Library of Medicine. Creatinine. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003404. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003404
- Creatinine. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creatinine
- Creatinine. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q426660
- Creatinine. In: PubChem Compound. CID 26009888. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/26009888