Synonym(s): 1-Carboxymethyl-2-iminoimidazolidine; Cyclocreatine
Formula: C5H9N3O2
Formula Weight: 143.14
CAS No.: 35404-50-3
Purity: 98%
Application: Protectant against inhibition of cardiac mitochondrial respiration by methylglyoxal
Growth inhibition of Hodgkin disease-derived cell lines
Investigations into effects in rat hepatocarcinogenesis model
Packaging: 1, 5 g in glass bottle
Biochem/physiol Actions: Creatine analog that protects tissues from ischemic damage; decreases the rate of ATP production via creatine kinase and reduces the proliferation of tumor cell lines that are characterized by high levels of creatine kinase expression.